A new traffic signal will be activated next week at the intersection of Route 1486 (Austin Ridge Drive), Coastal Avenue, and Route 684 (Mine Road) in Stafford County.

To allow motorists time to adjust to the presence of the new traffic signal, it will be activated in flash mode on Tuesday, June 1, and will continue to flash through Thursday, June 3.


The Rappahannock River is now open to recreational users near the Interstate 95 bridges in Fredericksburg.

Paddlers will no longer portage to safely navigate through the work zone as bridge construction continues as part of the I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing projects.


The E-ZPass Express Lanes on Interstates 95 and 395 are about to switch over to a new summer reversal schedule.

This is when the direction of travel on the lanes is reversed to accommodate rush-hour traffic. The lanes carry drivers north in the mornings and south in the afternoons.


The project to widen Route 28 from four to six lanes crossed jurisdictional lines, as work will now begin in Manassas.

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Manassas Park officials today told us they are aware of problems at a railroad crossing at the center of town, and that they’re working with the Norfolk Southern Railroad to fix the issue.

The crossing arms are lowering when there is no train approaching, creating delays along Manassas Drive.


Police are investigating another fatal crash on Cardinal Drive in Woodbridge.

Fatal Crash Investigation – On May 23 at 7:48 a.m., investigators with the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of Cardinal Dr. and Swan Way in Woodbridge (22193) to investigate a two-vehicle crash. The investigation revealed that the driver of a 2006 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on Cardinal Dr. near Swan Way at a high rate of speed when the vehicle struck a 2005 Toyota Camry from behind that was traveling in the same direction.


It is time for the annual Torch Run for Special Olympics, and the Police Department would love to have the public join us and cheer on the runners!


There continues to be a parking problem in Manassas.

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This photo of a car engulfed in flames was sent to us by a PLN reader who was driving on Joplin Road on Saturday, May 22.

The reader tells us she came upon the car already engulfed in flames and called 9-1-1. The car was parked in the road, about 2 miles west of Quantico National Cemetery.


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