Groundbreaking ceremony for I-495 extension project in northern Virginia

TYSONS, Va. - Governor Glenn Youngkin and other leaders are holding a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of the $660-million Interstate 495 extension project in northern Virginia.

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The 495 NEXT project aims to improve travel on one of the region's most congested highway stretches.

The two-and-a-half-mile extension of the current 495 Express Lanes will extend from the Dulles Corridor to the George Washington Memorial Parkway near the American Legion Bridge.

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The project is the latest extension in the Commonwealth's 90-mile-plus Express Lanes network.