page_title: Springfield Interchange
section_title: Major reconstruction (1999–2007)
hierarchical_section_title: Springfield Interchange / Major reconstruction (1999–2007)
caption_attribution_description: English: View south along the outer loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) at Exit 57A (Interstate 95 South, Richmond) along the edge of North Springfield and Springfield in Fairfax County, Virginia
context_page_description: The Springfield Interchange, also known as the Mixing Bowl, is the interchange of Interstate 95, Interstate 395, and Interstate 495 in Springfield, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. The interchange is located at exit 57 on the Capital Beltway, exit 170 on I-95, and exit 1 on I-395.
  Some people, including many Washington-area media sources, refer to this interchange as the "Mixing Bowl" because, prior to the reconstruction, local and long distance travelers shared the same lanes and travelers had to merge to the right or left to reach the correct lanes for their destination. The last of this weaving and merging was eliminated on April 21, 2007.
context_section_description: In March 1999, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) began an eight-year, seven-phase reconstruction project, which also involved the reconstruction of the I-95/Route 644 interchange.  The project was one of the largest highway construction projects in the U.S., costing $676 million.
caption: Overhead signs (installed in late 2014) along I-495 approaching the interchange from the northwest. Since 2012, commuters can access the I-95 Express Lanes directly from the Beltway.
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