The bridge carrying American Legion Road over Interstate 95 will close Monday, April 4, for the construction of a new overpass as part of the E-ZPass Express Lanes.
A detour will be in place for nine months while work is underway. American Legion Road is anticipated to reopen in January 2023.
Strong winds brought down a tree on two vehicles.
Emergency crews went to Joshua Road in North Stafford just before 1 p.m.
[Updated March 30] On Tuesday afternoon, March 29, A Dodge caravan speeding south on Route 1 hit the rear of a Hyundai Santa Fe stopped in a turn lane across the Falmouth Bridge in Fredericksburg.
The Santa Fe began to spin, consequently hitting another truck.
When complete in 2024, two new bridges and seven ramps will carry cars through the interchange over Prince William Parkway.
A new pedestrian bridge over Route 234 will connect to an existing pedestrian walkway winding south past the Lake Jackson Dam.
A Gainesville man faces charges in a fatal crash in Fauquier County.
Virginia State Police Trooper T. Ralls is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash in Fauquier County. On Thursday, March 24, the crash occurred at 8:22 p.m. along Route 17, just Leeds Manor Road.
City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County
I-95 Southbound
I-66 East will be closed with two-way traffic running on the I-66 west side so that crews can safely install bridge beams over the eastbound lanes. This work is part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project.
The ramp from Sudley Road north and south to I-66 east will also be closed nightly with detours posted.
[Updated 11 a.m.] All lanes on I-95 southbound near exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) in Stafford County are now open and the detour has been lifted following the crash.
According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, southbound travelers may experience residual delays on I-95, Route 1 and arterial routes.
Road crews are once again working to repair a a street near the Stafford County Courthouse.
Divers traveling Route 1 south in Stafford County encounter brief delays tonight and tomorrow morning (Tuesday, March 21) at the intersection of Hope and Bells Hill roads.
