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Downtown Expressway
• The Downtown Expressway opened to traffic from Interstate
195 (near Byrd Park) eastward to 7th Street on February 3, 1976.
• The northbound connections to the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike (I-95) opened
in August 1976, and the southbound connections were completed on September 1,
1977.
• In 1992, additional lanes were added to the 7th Street and 12th Street
westbound on-ramps. At that time, the 11th Street on-ramp and Canal Street
off-ramp were widened to two lanes each.
• The stretch from Meadow Street to the junction with I-95 is 2.5 miles long. It
contains a barrier toll plaza with 12 lanes. Four of the lanes there are
reversible.
• The Second Street ramps have two unmanned tolls. Beginning in March 1994, a
toll collection attendant was stationed at the 11th Street and Canal Street
ramps during peak traffic times.
• An average of approximately 54,000 vehicles utilize the Downtown Expressway
each day.
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Richmond Metropolitan Authority
