Traffic

FRED Regional Transit — the local bus service for Stafford and Spotsylvania counties and Fredericksburg — has a new name.

The buses will now be known as “FXBGO!”

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.

[Update 4:50 p.m.] The driver of the cargo van is identified as Logan Maiatico, 19, of Strasburg.

[Update 4 p.m.] All four lanes of Route 17 reopened at 2:30 p.m., the Virignia Department of Transportation reports.

Update 10 p.m.

A 69-year-old man faces charges stemming from the crash at the Truslow Road bridge that left drivers sitting in backed-up traffic for hours.

The improved Chatham Bridge between the city of Fredericksburg and Stafford County will reopen to vehicle traffic on Sunday, Oct. 10, after 16 months of repair and reconstruction.

The day before the detour is removed, the public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony and pedestrian preview on the bridge on Saturday, Oct. 9.

I-95 Southbound

Wednesday – Thursday, 10 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Double lane closure between the interchanges for Improve95 project construction.