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A Maryland tractor-trailer driver died Thursday morning after his rig left Interstate 95 northbound and struck the Courthouse Road overpass in Stafford County, Virginia, State Police said.
The crash happened about 11:20 a.m. at the 140-mile marker, at Exit 140. Troopers identified the driver as Derek P. Volkmer, 40, of Glen Burnie, Maryland. Volkmer died at the scene, according to a 5:42 p.m. update from Virginia State Police Public Relations Coordinator Matthew Demlein.
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VDOT Fredericksburg District Weekly Travel Alert reported. On I-95 Northbound at Exit 143 (Aquia/Garrisonville) in Stafford County, milling and paving work will occur Monday–Friday from 9 p.m.–4:30 a.m. with single and double lane closures between mile markers 142-145.
Multiple projects are also scheduled on Route 1, Fall Hill Avenue, Princess Anne Street in the City of Fredericksburg, and various Stafford County routes including Route 17, Route 606, Route 610, Route 627, Route 652, Route 709, Route 751, and Route 1264, involving guardrail work, paving, median improvements, and resurfacing with flagging and alternating lane closures.
“Milling and paving near exit 143 (Aquia/Garrisonville) between mile markers 142-145 in Stafford County,” the Virginia Department of Transportation reported. “Single lane closure begins at 9 p.m. Double lane closure starts at 10 p.m.”
Multiple overnight ramp closures are also scheduled for the Exit 143 area on I-95 southbound through next week, with drivers urged to use alternate routes such as Exit 148 (Quantico) to Route 1. Work runs nightly from 9 or 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting.
“Southbound Route 1 in the City of Fredericksburg is reduced to a single lane between Wellford Street and Fall Hill Avenue today (Thursday, June 11) between 11am-2pm,” the Virginia Department of Transportation reported. “Concrete work will be underway for new curb and gutter.”
“Construction finishing in June 2026 on intersection projects in this area,” VDOT announced.
Stafford County drivers will need to find new routes starting today as Rock Hill Church Road closes for a major bridge replacement. The Virginia Department of Transportation is replacing the temporary single-lane bridge over Aquia Creek with a larger two-lane structure.
The existing temporary bridge was installed in the fall of 2020 after inspections revealed deterioration in the original 50-year-old structure. The $6.4 million project will create a new bridge with two 11-foot travel lanes, 6-foot paved shoulders on both sides, and higher rails. The new structure will be able to carry vehicles of all legal loads.
For real-time updates: Visit 511Virginia.org or use the 511 app.
Work is also scheduled this week in Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King George, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, and Richmond counties. For complete details on all projects, visit the VDOT 511Virginia website.
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Stafford County residents can review plans and submit comments on a proposed widening of Leeland Road through Saturday, June 6.
Public Input Due on Stafford Road Project
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Interstate 95 southbound has reopened at mile marker 113 in Caroline County following a fatal tractor-trailer crash earlier Wednesday morning. Two southbound lanes are now open, though a single lane remains closed.
Virginia State Police responded at 4:51 a.m. to the two-vehicle crash in which one tractor-trailer rear-ended another. The driver of the striking tractor-trailer died from injuries sustained in the collision. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The crash remains under investigation.