A bill to change the name of U.S. 1 in Virginia from Jefferson Davis Highway to Emancipation Highway passed the Virginia Senate this week with bipartisan support.
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Route 652 (Truslow Road) in Stafford County is expected to reopen to traffic at a new interstate overpass on April 9, weather permitting.
Construction is nearing completion on the new overpass, which is being replaced as part of the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project. The overpass, located between Beagle Road and Samuel Lane, was rebuilt to accommodate the construction of two new reversible express lanes in the median of Interstate 95.
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Reconstruction of Lafayette Blvd to include a new roundabout to service the Telegraph Hill developments will affect area motorists beginning March 8.
Motorists accessing southbound Lafayette Blvd from westbound Blue-Gray Parkway will need to pay close attention to left turn lane changes, which will include a turn lane closure to access a single southbound lane on Lafayette between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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The practice of using an electronic E-ZPass transponder mounted to your windshield to sail past toll booths is so antiquated.
New cell phone appl now allow drivers to use their license plates, instead of an E-ZPass transponder, to use the toll lanes on Interstate 95, 395, and 495. Drivers can use a phone app to link their license plate to a credit card.
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By Lynn Forkell Green
Manassas is moving forward with a plan to shrink a street.
As some spring-like weather rolls in, motorcyclists roll out to enjoy the highways and byways of the Commonwealth.
To help spread a message of safety, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) launched a campaign this week urging motorcyclists to wear the proper gear when taking to the road and motorists to be on the lookout for the more vulnerable road users.
The ramp from westbound Route 50 to westbound I-66 is scheduled to close Saturday, February 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for paving. This work is part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project.
Traffic will be detoured farther west to Route 608 (West Ox Road) South, stay to the right for Route 50 East, then follow signs to I-66 West.
There’s a new leader at Fredericksburg Regional Transit (FREDTransit), the local bus service that carries passengers on routes in Fredericksburg City and Stafford County.
Jamie Jackson will assume the dual leadership role, working both as director of FREDTransit and managing all of the transportation-related operations for the city.