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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The folks at VDOT just sent Potomac Local News their weekly heads-up on where road crews will be working across our area—and if you’re driving in Fredericksburg, Stafford, or Spotsylvania this week, here’s what you need to know.
On I-95, expect overnight lane closures southbound between Courthouse Road (Exit 140) and Centreport Parkway (Exit 136), and northbound between Ladysmith (Exit 110) and Spotsylvania (Exit 126). Crews will be doing milling, paving, and rumble strip installation.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – A contracted highway patroller was killed last night on Interstate 95 while trying to help a stranded driver, according to Virginia State Police.
The folks at VDOT just shared with Potomac Local News that one of their Safety Service Patrol members was hit while assisting a disabled Audi near the 151-mile marker—just north of Dumfries—about 7:58 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Here’s the scoop we just got from VDOT: Expect overnight lane closures on major roads across Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Fredericksburg this week as crews tackle everything from paving to fiber installs.
On Interstate 95, nighttime work is scheduled both northbound and southbound:
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Holiday travelers heading out for Labor Day will see fewer work zones and a different schedule on the Interstate 95 Express Lanes.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) says most lane closures on interstates and major highways will be lifted from noon Friday, August 29, through noon Tuesday, September 2. The goal is to ease congestion for drivers making one last summer trip.
QUANTICO, Va. – The Virginia State Police just confirmed to Potomac Local News that a crash early Saturday morning on I-95 near Quantico claimed one life and is now under active investigation.
The crash happened around 1:18 a.m. on August 16 in the northbound lanes at mile marker 148.9 in Prince William County. While Stafford County deputies initially responded to the scene, the investigation has since been turned over to state police.
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Virginia Railway Express is moving forward with improvements at two of its stations, one marking a long-awaited property transfer in Spotsylvania County and the other preparing for a major new parking facility in Manassas Park.
At its July meeting, the VRE Operations Board approved a contract with Espina Paving, Inc. of Woodbridge to mill and pave the Manassas Park Station parking lot. The work, set to finish before winter, aims to improve the lot’s appearance and safety after recent construction left it looking, as one board member put it, “like a war zone.”