Virginia 95 Express Lanes to Fredericksburg to open in late 2023

Completion of the extension will be at least a year behind after a contract dispute over soil conditions

Updated May 2, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EDT|Published May 2, 2022 at 12:56 p.m. EDT

A view of the construction in Virginia as it continues on the Interstate 95 Express Lanes project. (Transurban)

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The expansion in Virginia of the 95 Express Lanes to the Fredericksburg area is scheduled to be complete late next year, putting the project more than a year behind schedule, toll operator Transurban announced Monday.

The new timeline comes months after the Virginia Department of Transportation and Transurban said the project was caught up in a contractual dispute over soil conditions. That dispute has been settled and construction of the new toll lanes is now 60 percent complete, on pace for opening in December 2023, the toll operator said.