A 57-year-old man from Front Royal died after his car crashed near Stonewall Memory Gardens cemetery.
On Monday, April 11 at 12:56 p.m., police and fire and rescue crews were called to Route 29 in Gainesville, just passed Pageland Lane, after a driver ran off the road and hit a tree.
We first told you that at 8:48 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on eastbound I-66 just east of Route 29 near Manassas.
Today, we’ve learned the truck was a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer traveling east. According to Virginia State Police, The truck ran off the right side of the road and struck the jersey wall, causing the tractor-trailer to catch fire.
A shortage of bus drivers is leading to missed trips across the OmniRide commuter bus system.
The missed trips come as many federal employees return to the office for the first time since the pandemic. And more of them choose to drive rather than use public transit, new data show.
[Updated April 12, 2022] The driver has been identified as Christopher B. Byrd, 55, of Lancaster, Texas.
[Original Post] One person is dead following a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 66.
A new parking garage will be built in the center of Manassas Park.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, on Thursday, April 7, signed off on a plan to construct a structured parking garage with three above-ground levels and one below ground level.
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It also brought down a whole of trees and limbs. Virginia Department of Transportation crews in Fredericksburg District continue to work seven days a week to collect roadside debris from the state right-of-way following the winter storm.
The total amount of debris to gather along Fredericksburg District routes is now estimated at 1.2 million cubic yards, increasing from earlier post-storm estimates.
(The Center Square) – A third-party review commissioned by former Gov. Ralph Northam found the government failed to adequately prepare for and failed to properly communicate during a January snowstorm that led to hundreds of cars being stranded on I-95 for more than 24 hours.
The large snowstorm that hit the commonwealth Jan. 3 brought more than 14 inches of snow to some areas. Although the state urged drivers to stay off of the roadways, hundreds were stuck on an I-95 backup for more than a day, which led local authorities to distribute food and supplies to stranded drivers, but the national guard was never called to help. Some drivers were taken to shelters. Northam initially blamed drivers for braving the roadways, but ultimately walked back that response.
Road work will close a negihborhood street near Haymarket.
Robin Drive (Route 2005) between the southern Bluebird Lane intersection and the northern Bluebird Lane intersection will be closed to through traffic, weather permitting, from 9 a.m. Monday, April 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7 to replace a culvert pipe, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Friday – Saturday, 10 p.m. – 7 a.m. Single lane closure at the same location at mile markers 139-138.
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