Wagman Heavy Civil Project

I-95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing

Posted by Alyssa Girouard
August 2023 New bridge over Route 17
August 2023 Concrete pour on Route 17 bridge
August 2023 Paving Route 3 ramp
June 2023 Girder erection at Route 17
June 2023 Girder erection at Route 17
May 2023 NB and SB Bridges
May 2023 NB and SB Bridges
May 2023 Top down wall
May 2023 Looking south on 95, top down wall and new ramp
February 2023 Aerial view of I-95 over the Rappahannock River
December 2022 Aerial view of two new bridges over the Rappahannock River (Photo Courtesy of VDOT)
December 2022 Northbound bridge open to traffic (Photo courtesy of VDOT)
October 2022 Aerial view of the new Northbound bridge
October 2022 Aerial view of the new Northbound bridge (left)
October 2022
October 2022
August 2020 Deck pour
August 2022 Deck pour
August 2022 Deck pour
August 2022 Deck pans across the river, ready for concrete
August 2022 South end base paved
April 2022 Starting the second NB bridge span
April 2022 First bridge span for NB bridge
March 2022 Final grading of bio-swale
March 2022 Final prep for asphalt
January 2022 Abutment B MSE construction
January 2022 Abutment A MSE wall construction
January 2022 On causeway, looking north
January 2022 Abutment B looking south
December 2021 Pier 2 cap getting set
October 2021 FredEx Overlap, looking south
September 2021 View of both NB and SB bridges
September 2021 Right, looking south, new SB bridge and causeway in new configuration for NB
September 2021 Causeway relocation to new NB alignment
September 2021 NB pier #3 column and footing
September 2021 SB temp bridge getting removed for final causeway alignment for NB
June 2021 Forming NB abutment footing, grading SB abutment
June 2021 Area 3 north of the Rappahannock
June 2021 I-95 NB over Fredex Overlap area
June 2021 MSE wall in overlap area
May 2021 I-95 Northbound, Abutment A looking north
April 2021 Earth work, FredEx Overlap looking south
April 2021 I-95 NB Causeway reconfiguration in progess
April 2021 Setting steel cage
April 2021 Setting steel cage
March 2021 Causeway relocation for I-95 Northbound (right)
March 2021 NB I-95 (right) earthwork of Fredericksburg Express Lanes Ext.
March 2021 NB I-95 (left) earthwork of Fredericksburg Express Lanes Ext.
January 2021 View of the both the NB and SB bridges
January 2021 View of the both the NB and SB bridges

  • Location

    Fredericksburg, VA

  • Duration

    October 2020 - May 2024

  • Owner

    VDOT

The I-95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing project includes the design and construction of three new general purpose lanes for I-95 north, including a new bridge over the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, Va. As Wagman completed work on the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project at the same location in spring 2022, construction continues on the northbound side. 

The $107.5 million project awarded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, will reduce congestion and provide local traffic with an additional route of travel. The new general purpose lanes will be constructed from Fall Hill Avenue to just South of Route 17, and CD lanes from the Route 3 Interchange to Fall Hill Avenue and south of Route 17 to Centreport Parkway. The lanes will allow for local traffic to move between Virginia Route 3 (Exit 130) and the next interchange, U.S. 17 (Exit 133) without merging onto I-95 and impacting traffic flow. 

During the 2021 construction season, the main emphasis will be on completing work north of U.S. 17 to allow for tie-ins to the Fredericksburg Extension roadway. Substructure work will also begin on the northbound bridge over the Rappahannock River.

Key Challenges & Project Details

  • Both projects aim to reduce congestion of the approximately 150,000 daily vehicles that pass through the area
  • I-95 northbound will connect with the Fredericksburg Extension which picks up where the 95 Express Lanes currently end
  • Wagman’s Geotechnical Construction Group is self-performing all support of excavation, pile driving, tiebacks and foundation work to include cofferdam construction at the river bridge
  • A total of 248,000 CY of dirt will be excavated
  • Significant improvements were made to the existing recreational access road including widening, drainage upgrades, and better access to trails and the river

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