CHARLOTTE, NC – The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Webuild Group, recently celebrated the official ribbon cutting of the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) in Northern Virginia. The event marked the opening of a vital regional mobility improvement that extends Virginia’s Express Lanes network, provides new travel options, and enhances connectivity for hundreds of thousands of travelers along one of the Washington metropolitan area’s busiest corridors.
The 495 NEXT project is a public-private partnership between the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), and Transurban, VDOT’s private partner and operator of the 495 Express Lanes. Under contract to Transurban, Lane is responsible for the $441 million design and construction of the $660 million project. The 2.5-mile extension expands the 495 Express Lanes from the Dulles Toll Road interchange to the George Washington Memorial Parkway interchange. The project upgraded interchanges; replaced and widened multiple bridges; and improved safety, drainage, and overall corridor throughput to deliver more reliable travel across the Capital Beltway.
Lane delivered the project while maintaining traffic along the Capital Beltway—one of the most constrained and complex transportation corridors in the region. Crews successfully coordinated staging, bridge replacements, roadway widening, utility relocations, environmental protections, and public-facing construction impacts, while maintaining a strong focus on safety, mobility and long-term durability.
Key Features and Improvements
- 2.5-mile extension of the 495 Express Lanes, creating an approximately 16.5 mile continuous managed-lanes corridor on I-495 from Springfield to the George Washington Memorial Parkway
- Rebuilt and improved portions of the I-495/Dulles Toll Road interchange to improve connectivity and offer new connections to the express lanes
- Replacement and widening of multiple bridges to accommodate future vehicle capacity, provide pedestrian access, and adhere to safety standards
- New shared-use path adjacent to I-495, coming in mid-2026, to support pedestrian and bicycle connectivity
- Noise walls, new drainage systems, and roadway safety upgrades throughout the corridor
- Construction executed while maintaining traffic and mobility on a heavily traveled commuter route during all phases of work
With the opening of the 495 Express Lanes Extension and upcoming completion of the overall 495 NEXT project, Lane strengthens its presence as a major contributor to mobility solutions across the United States. The project joins the company’s expansive portfolio of complex transportation infrastructure delivered nationwide, while the Webuild Group further reinforces its expertise in roadway and bridge construction across global markets.
About Lane Construction
The Lane Construction Corporation is one of America’s leading construction companies, specializing in large, complex civil infrastructure. For 135 years, it has contributed to the development of the country’s transportation systems including the Interstate Highway System and a vast network of roads, bridges, airports, metros and railways. Lane specializes in mobility, tunneling, and water resources to address sustainable development and climate change adaptation challenges. It is also a pioneer in project delivery methods and the use of design-build and public-private partnerships. Lane projects include the I-275/SR 60 Westshore Interchange in Florida; the Ship Canal Water Quality project in Washington; the Triangle Expressway in North Carolina; and the Kansas Citys Levees project in Missouri. Based in Charlotte, NC, it is wholly owned by Webuild, a global infrastructure group. For more information, visit www.laneconstruct.com.
About Webuild Group
Webuild is a global leader in the construction of large, complex infrastructure projects, with a focus on sustainable mobility, hydropower, water treatment, and green buildings. A recognized leader in the water sector and active in about 50 countries, the Group employs approximately 95,000 people of over 125 nationalities. It boasts 120 years of experience with over 3,700 completed projects. Its track record includes 13,648 kilometres of railways, 891 kilometres of metro lines, 82,577 kilometres of roads and highways, 1,022 kilometres of bridges and viaducts, 3,462 kilometres of tunnels, and 319 dams and hydropower plants. Among its most iconic projects are the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia, the expansion of the Panama Canal, the Long Beach International Gateway bridge in California, the Second Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey, the Sydney Metro Northwest skytrain viaduct and bridge, the Kingdom Centre skyscraper in Riyadh, and metro lines in cities such as Copenhagen, Paris, Rome, Milan, Naples, Doha, Thessaloniki, and Riyadh. Ongoing projects include the New Genoa Breakwater, the Brenner Base Tunnel, the Pedemontana Lombarda Highway, Metro di Roma’s Line C, the Genoa-Milan and Naples-Bari high-speed/high-capacity railways, the Palermo-Catania-Messina high-capacity railway, the Snowy 2.0 hydropower scheme in Australia and the Dams System in Trojena in Saudi Arabia. As of December 31, 2024, the Group registered total revenues of €12 billion. As of June 30, 2025, its total order backlog stands at approximately €59 billion, with over 90% of its construction backlog related to projects linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Listed on the Borsa Italiana stock exchange in Milan (WBD; WBD.MI; WBD:IM), it is member of the MIB ESG index of Italian companies with best ESG practices. Headquartered in Italy, it is subject to the management and coordination of Salini Costruttori S.p.A. For more information, visit www.webuildgroup.com.