Construction has finished significantly ahead of schedule to replace the Potomac Creek bridge on Route 1 in Stafford County.

The $7 million project replaced a bridge built in 1930 that was classified as structurally deficient. The new bridge has four travel lanes and a slightly wider bridge deck.


A portion of Interstate 95 north in Stafford County is closed due to multiple crashes.

State authorities closed the the highway near mile post 140, at the exit for Stafford Hosptial.


Crews working to build new toll lanes on the highway will erect new bridge beams for a new access ramp to the future I-66 Express Lanes. Two-way traffic will run on the west side of I-66 so that crews can safely install bridge beams over I-66 East. This work is part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project.

The ramps from Route 234 Business North and South to I-66 East will also be closed during this period.


This morning, five Virginia State Police troopers were injured in a vehicle pursuit that ended in Woodbridge.

Shortly before 5 a.m., Fairfax County Police alerted Virginia State Police to a 2012 Ford Fiesta – reported stolen from New York, was traveling south on Interstate 495 across the American Legion Bridge.


The region’s commuter bus service, OmniRide, continues to shift its strategy amid a driver shortage and a lack of people commuting to office buildings.

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A road in Stafford County long plagued by flooding will be fixed, officials say. 

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Transportation officials are weighing their options for a low-hanging bridge in Stafford County.

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An excavator struck a low-hanging bridge at Route 17 and Interstate 95 in Stafford County this morning.

No one suffered injuries, and both roads were temporarily closed while Virginia Department of Transportation crews examined the bridge that carries interstate traffic over Route 17. As of 11:30 a.m., Interstate 95 reopened while the northbound portion of Route 17 remained closed.


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