New dates have been scheduled to shift traffic lanes at the intersection of Route 1, Route 17 Business, and Route 218 in Stafford County’s Falmouth area.
Weather conditions last week postponed planned traffic shifts, which were scheduled to begin on Monday, June 8.
Traffic will be detoured via Fitzwater Drive, Kettle Run Road and Vint Hill Road.
The storm sewer line installation is part of Prince William County’s $69.9 million Route 28 widening project. Phase One, which involves relocating Vint Hill Road to Route 28’s intersection with Infantry Lane and widening Route 28 to six lanes between Linton Hall Road and the relocated Vint Hill Road, is scheduled for completion in July 2016. Construction of Phase Two, which involves widening Route 28 to four lanes between the relocated Vint Hill Road and Fitzwater Drive, is scheduled to begin in March 2016 and has an estimated completion date of December 2017.
Road work at the Pentagon Transit Center is expected to cause delays for all OmniRide services starting the week of June 15. OmniRide buses will serve the same Pentagon bus bays that are served today; however detours when traveling to and from the bays are expected to cause delays.
Because many OmniRide buses make double trips – serving a trip early during the rush hour and a second trip later during that same rush hour – all OmniRide passengers, even those who are not on buses that serve the Pentagon, may be impacted by the road work.
The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will be held on Thursday June 11. Part of the routing calls for runners to carry the torch down Route 1 in Prince William County, which will cause rolling road closures. Runners are expected to start in Arlington in the morning and to reach the Prince William County line at about 2:30 p.m. and to reach Quantico at about 4 p.m.
Passengers on early afternoon Prince William Metro Direct buses and OmniLink routes serving Woodbridge/Lake Ridge, Dumfries and Route 1 should expect delays.
The road will close at 7 p.m. Wednesday between State Shop Road and Southern View Drive. The road will re-open by 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 11.
Message boards will be posted on Eskimo Hill Road to alert motorists to the overnight closure.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office held its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 21, 2015 to honor law enforcement personnel who have provided exemplary service to the community.
“Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to serve and protect the citizens of Stafford,” said Sheriff Charles Jett. “The awards ceremony is an opportunity to formally acknowledge their extraordinary efforts and show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication.”
The following changes will take place:
Route 1 southbound: Both existing lanes will be shifted to the right, through the intersection, onto the newly constructed southbound lanes. The existing turning and through traffic movements will remain in place from the new lanes.
Manassas City Public Schools is participating in the USDA Summer Food Service program, sponsored by the Virginia Department of Health. Meals will be provided to all children under the age of 18 without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.
Meals will be provided as follows:
A ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of Stafford County’s first dog park will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Duff McDuff Green Memorial Park in Falmouth, VA.
Visitors are invited to bring their four-legged friends to enjoy the new facility after the ceremony. There are three separate parks available: one for small dogs less than 30 pounds, another for large dogs more than 31 pounds, and an open area for long distance ball throwing and retrieval.
The Virginial Railway Express (VRE) has added a stop to their lineup for this year’s Fourth of July Firecracker Special.
More from the VRE:
