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I-395 ramp to Shirlington Circle closing Thursday night

The northbound I-395 ramp to Shirlington Circle will be closed tomorrow night, with traffic diverted to Parkfairfax.

The Virginia Department of Transportation said the closure is expected to last from 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, to 4 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, for rehabilitation work on the Shirlington Circle south rotary bridge.

The full release is shared below:

The northbound I-395 ramp to Shirlington Circle (Exit 6 ramp to Shirlington) will be closed from 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 to 4 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8 for work related to the Shirlington Circle south rotary bridge rehabilitation project, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Traffic will be detoured via the northbound I-395 ramp to North Quaker Lane, North Quaker Lane, Preston Lane, Martha Custis Drive and Gunston Road back to Shirlington Circle.

The project to rehabilitate the Shirlington Circle south rotary bridge over I-395, which will improve safety for drivers and extend the overall life of the bridge, is scheduled for completion in mid-2025.

You can get traffic, work zone and incident information online at 511virginia.org, via the free mobile 511Virginia app, or by calling 511 in Virginia anywhere anytime.

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  • Vernon Miles is the ALXnow cofounder and editor. He's covered Alexandria since 2014 and has been with Local News Now since 2018. When he's not reporting, he can usually be found playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with friends.