VDOT Awards Route 1 and I-95 Improvements Project at Exit 126 to Shirley Contracting Company, LLC

We are pleased to announce Shirley Contracting Company, LLC was recently awarded the Route 1 and I-95 Improvements at Exit 126 Design-Build Project by the Virginia Department of Transportation. This project is located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia and will include improvements to US 1 and I-95, including widening of US 1 from 4 to 6 lanes between the ramps to I-95 and the addition of a left turn lane from US 1 onto I-95 SB. The project also includes the addition of a left turn lane from US 1 onto I-95 NB. On I-95, this project includes milling and overlay of both the inside and outside shoulder to accommodate the addition of one thru lane for I-95 NB from the US 1 on ramp to Courthouse Road (Route 208). The improvements to I-95 NB will also require the addition of a noise barrier walls along I-95 SB for a length of approximately 4,700 feet.

The Shirley project team will provide design and construction of roadways, pier protection on existing structures, and soundwalls. Surveys, environmental and geotechnical coordination, hydraulics, traffic control devices, a transportation management plan, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocations and coordination, public involvement / relations, quality assurance and quality control, variable speed limit sign adjustments, construction engineering and inspection and overall project management services will also be required.

The overall goal of the project is to reduce congestion, improve capacity and safety, and to improve drainage facilities within the project limits.

Construction is scheduled to begin in April 2025 with Final Completion anticipated in September 2027.

Congratulations to everyone involved.