Drivers in Fredericksburg and Stafford County will be seeing some closures and construction this week.
From a Virginia Department of Transportation press release:
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Traffic
Manassas leaders did not endorse a plan to build a bypass around the city.
Despite the urging of Mayor Hal Parrish II, the city council deferred a vote on whether or not to support the new road that would create a new pathway to drivers to access heavily-congested Route 28 until its next meeting on August 27 — after Prince William County leaders have their say at an upcoming meeting on August 4.
The driver of a motorcycle and crashed into a guardrail was died.
Police were called Thursday, July 30 at 7:57 a.m. to the area of Nokesville Road and Fauquier Drive in Nokesville to investigate a crash. An investigation revealed that the driver of a blue, 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 650 motorcycle was traveling north on Nokesville Road near Fauquier Drive when he operator lost control and crashed into a guardrail.
The Dumfries Town Council voted unanimously to hold a public hearing on September 15 for the renaming of Confederate Court to Liberty Lane.
The street is home to a row of townhouses located a tenth of a mile from town hall.
Several lane and shoulder closures are planned for July 27 to July 31 for the Route 1 widening project.
The project aims to widen Route 1 to six lanes, between Mary’s Way and the Occoquan River.
A Woodbridge man died Sunday night after he was ejected from his motorcycle during a crash.
More from Virginia State Police:
It’s going to cost truck drivers more to get towed in Stafford County.
The Board of Supervisors increased the fees towing companies that are allowed to charge when the hook up a medium-sized or large size truck.
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The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has added a new round trip option to its Fredericksburg Line to support social distancing effective Monday, July 27.
“We are closely monitoring ridership on both the Fredericksburg and Manassas lines and will adjust service as the number of passengers grows,” said Rich Dalton, VRE’s acting CEO. “We have seen enough of an increase on our Fredericksburg Line to warrant an additional round trip. These two new trains, along with other measures, will allow us to continue to protect the health and safety of our passengers and train crews.”
Virginia State Police have invited local residents to take part in a free motorcycle self-assessment, “Ride 2 Save Lives,” course this Saturday.
It is a free course that will be held Saturday, July 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Morton’s BMW Motorcycles located at 5099 Jefferson Davis Highway in Fredericksburg. Space is limited to 30 people.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the $142 million Balls Ford Interchange Project that is expected to help relieve traffic congestion.
Construction will begin this fall and is expected to be completed in November 2022.