A 13-year-old boy died after he was struck by a car while crossing busy Route 15 near Battlefield High School near Haymarket.

The collision occurred at 12:36 p.m. Tuesday, October 19. The boy was crossing the four-lane road when a Honda Odyssey van struck the child. The van had a green light, and the driver remained on the scene, police said.


The Fredericksburg region celebrated the reopening of the Chatham Bridge. Work to rehabilitate the bridge began 16 months ago.

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Next week, the Virginia Department of Transportation will open the second Interstate 95 southbound bridge over the Rappahannock River in the Fredericksburg area.

I-95 southbound capacity across the Rappahannock River will be doubled when the new bridge opens. Six southbound travel lanes will cross the river, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the $132 million I-95 Southbound Rappahannock Crossing Project.


After years of widening roads to accommodate increasing traffic, officials are looking more and more toward “road diets” that aim to reduce the width of roads and subsequently slow traffic, they said.

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Soon, drivers could “fly” over traffic at Occoquan.

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