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On Tuesday, July 14, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors will vote whether or not to endorse the county transportation staff’s recommended Route 28 bypass project location – Alternative 2B.
Alternative 2B will extend Godwin Drive to existing Route 28 just south of Compton Road at the Fairfax County border and requires the condemnation of at least 50 single-family homes. In addition to the $89 million in Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funding already allocated, this project will also require the Board of County Supervisors to commit $200 million in bond funding in the near future which will require the Board to pay off this bond with some form of increased tax.
Repairs on the entry ramp to the southbound 395 Express Lanes from I-395 near Edsall Road have been completed and the ramp is now open.
The entry ramp for the Interstate 395 E-ZPass had been closed for repair work since June.
On Tuesday, July 14 the Fredericksburg City Council will meet to decide on an action that could change the name of Route 1.
The City Council could vote to petition the Virginia General Assembly to remove the name of Jefferson Davis Highway from U.S. Route 1 statewide. This issue had been brought up at a June meeting of the council following protests in the city Fredericksburg in the wake of the police killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd.
Northbound Interstate 95 will begin to see lane closures in the Fredericksburg area in order for crews to shift northbound traffic onto a new Route 17 overpass.
The work zone begins near the Rappahannock River bridge, which is located between the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County.
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Amelia Blevins, 76, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. Amelia is survived by her daughter Juanita A. Firebaugh and husband John C. Firebaugh Jr. Union Hall, VA, Kimberly J. Blevins, Sandy Level, VA, and Christina M. Thorne, Sandy Level, VA; Her 7 grand children; and her 4 great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her beloved Husband, Clarence Blevins; and her parents Odessa Kelley and Charles Kelley.
Services for Amelia will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home, 4143 Dale Boulevard, Dale City, VA 22193. Visitation will be from 11 am to 1 pm with a service following. She will be laid to rest with her late husband at the Greenwood Primitive Baptist Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Dave’s memory to Bethel UMC, 13506 Minnieville Road, Woodbridge, VA 22192
Please note there are certain precautions that are in place to keep those attending services safe. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and cooperation. Maximum capacity within the church is 80 and if needed there is a possibility to utilize an overflow area for additional seating. Seating will be spaced out to allow 6 ft distance between guests (families within the same household will be seated together).
Manassas City Public Schools students may be barred from going to school in the fall unless their parents verify their health.
During a July special school board meeting, Dr. Melissa Saunders, executive director of student achievement for the school division, presented a school reopening plan to the School Board. That plan, which was created by the division’s school reopening task force, proposed requiring ‘parents to attest daily as to the health of their children prior to entry to their respective school by completing the health survey.’ If the parents refuse to do so, according to the presentation, students will be ‘denied entry to the school until completed – no exceptions.’ This rule would also require staff to attest to their health daily before entering their school building.
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Rallies to reopen schools will be held in two Northern Virginia counties today.
First at 4:30 p.m., the “Open Spotsy Schools Protest” will be held outside the Spotsylvania County Public Schools Administration Building at 8020 River Stone Drive. The protest is being organized by 13-year-old student Hayley Searles, who tipped off Potomac Local News about the protest.