Fairfax County, Va. –– A large stretch of U.S. 1 near Ft. Belvoir now being repaved should be finished by early next month, officials said.
The 8-mile, $3.3 million project will see the re-pavement of the road surface between Mount Eagle Drive and Backlick Road in south Fairfax County comes as more than 20,000 jobs are expected to relocate to Ft. Belvoir by September 2011.
The crash happened about 1 p.m. at mile post 159 on Interstate 95, just north of Prince William Parkway, and forced the closure of the highway for more than an hour Monday afternoon.
At all started when a white Mercedes driven by Thanh Tam Thi Phan, 39, of Woodbridge, broke down in the right shoulder of the highway, said VSP spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
Update 4:30 p.m. – Man pulled from trench
Lake Ridge, Va. –– The man who became stuck in trench in Lake Ridge on Monday afternoon has been pulled to safety.
Update 3 p.m. – Highway opening back up
One lane of traffic has been reopened following a crash that injured a Virginia State Police trooper.
Woodbridge, Va. –– The man charged in the 2008 murder of a fast food manager pleaded guilty this morning.
According to News & Messenger, Daniel Lipscomb, 28, pleaded gulty of abduction this morning in Prince William County court, and the judge accepted. That clears the way for him to be sentenced to five years in prison.
This afternoon, the commuter railroad has issued an explanation of what prompted the move.
Monday’s delays also forced the agency to hand out free rides to those who were inconvenienced. (more…)
Dale City, Va. –– A new museum slated to be built in Dale City, where wars would be reenacted and relived, could be approved Tuesday night.
County supervisors at 7:30 p.m. will hold a public hearing on the American Wartime Museum, which if constructed would be located on 67 acres of land behind Kmart, off Dale Boulevard, and would open Veteran’s Day 2014.
Triangle, Va. –– Officials at the National Museum of the Marine Corps celebrated a silent victory late this summer, as they welcomed its 20 millionth visitor.
That visitor was a Fairfax County school administrator who brought her two grandchildren, museum curators told the Washington Post.
There are some ongoing construction projects going on in the region, and with this helpful list of road closures and anticipated delays, maybe you can avoid sitting in traffic this week.
I-95 Widening
Woodbridge, Va. –– Prince William County will honor fallen firefighters today as the county executive has ordered all county flags flown at half staff.
The order is in effect between sunrise until sunset on Monday.
