The southbound entry ramp for the Interstate 395 E-ZPass Express Lanes near Edsall Road is closed for repair work.
The specific cause for this closure has not been released yet.
The next available entry into the southbound I-395 E-ZPass Express Lanes is just after the Franconia-Springfield Parkway near Backlick Road.
Crews are investigating the ramp. The timeline for reopening the entry ramp hasn’t been determined yet.
The City of Manassas experienced a brief power outage on Monday morning affecting 493 customers.
The culprit - a squirrel.
At 8:25 a.m. the power went out. It was restored in 23 minutes.
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About 700 protestors marched through downtown Fredericksburg on Sunday afternoon in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The protests come after the death of George Floyd that sparked nation-wide outrage.
"We were not expecting this much of a turnout at all," said Caylee Curfman, one of the protest organizers.
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Marchers in Fredericksburg walked the path from the Dorothy Hart Community Center to Shiloh Baptist Church, commemorating the Walker Grant High School graduating class of 1950.Â
The 27 graduates of the sole Fredericksburg high school that was open to African American students were supposed to have their graduation ceremony at the, then, Charles St. Community Center.
They could only hold their graduation ceremony here, however, if the African American attendees (including graduates, teachers, and family members) went through the side door, not the front.
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Several big projects are in the work for the landfill through the Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board (R-Board) including a new landfill cell, glass recycling program, and wheel wash system.
The R-Board has had an overall drop in revenues for the fiscal year 2020, yet they’re still on-budget since they were ahead of it prior to the coronavirus pandemic taking hold.Â
On the commercial side, revenues have dropped 10-15%, but revenues on the residential side have actually gone up around 15%.
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The Fredericksburg City Council just approved a $545,000 plan to fix up the asphalt and pave over sections of William Street and Blue and Gray Parkway.
The William Street section will stretch from the Blue and Gray Parkway to Washington Avenue by the city cemetery.Â
“It’s a stretch of highway that really does need this work,” said Doug Fawcett, assistant city manager.Â
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On May 26, the Fredericksburg City Council held a public hearing to discuss proposed revisions to their budget for the fiscal year 2021.Â
The revised budget total is down 7.5% from the March 10 recommended budget, coming in at $95.7 million. This is also a 5.9% decrease compared to the 2020 fiscal year.Â
Assuming a June re-opening, the new budget proposals estimate $90.1 million in revenue. The extra $5.6 million would come from the fund balance.Â
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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced is his coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, May 26 briefing that on Friday, May 29 all Virginians will be required to wear masks.Â
“Everyone will need to wear a face-covering when you are inside at a public place starting this Friday,” Northam said.
Facial coverings will be required at stores, barbershops, restaurants, on public transportation, and in government buildings for everyone ages 10 and above.Â
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I was so close, I could taste it.
After waiting in line for 90 minutes, I finally pulled up to the Krispy Kreme, ready for my free donuts. It was then, my car the next in line, that the police came and closed the sale, directing everyone to go home.Â
On May 19, Krispy Kreme ran a promotional sale offering a dozen free specialty donuts to high school and college seniors in the graduating class of 2020.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors decided to cancel the July 4 firework celebration this year due to budgeting cuts and social distance guidelines.
The cancelation comes after a $601,000 reduction in the county parks and rec budget.
“To attempt to run a pool, or hold a fireworks display, or even coach gymnastics would be difficult with the social distancing guidelines,” said county administrator Mike Smith at the April 28 budget work session.Â
