Fredericksburg Regional Transit will offer free fares on Election Day November 3.
According to the city, the goal of this initiative is to support and increase voter turnout.
Traffic
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A fire at a recycling center has closed a major thoroughfare in Fredericksburg.
Blue and Gray Parkway is closed between the Stafford County line and Lafayette Boulevard and Belman Road due to a massive fire at a recycling plant just off Belman Road.
All lanes of Interstate 95 southbound have reopened in the Fredericksburg area near Exit 133 at Route 17, just north of the Rappahannock River.
I-95 southbound traffic has begun traveling in a new traffic pattern near Exit 133 in Stafford County, with vehicles shifted to cross Route 17 using a recently built overpass in the interstate median.
Here are this week’s traffic hot spots in the Stafford County and Fredericksburg area, courtesy of the Virginia Department of Transportation.
I-95 Southbound
OmniRide is cutting some commuter services due to low ridership.
· Lake Ridge – Mark Center (L-300) — Service between Tacketts Mill and Mark Center in Alexandria.
OmniRide’s Fall Service Change will take effect on Monday, November 2, and will include changes to most routes.
Here are this week’s traffic hotspots in the Stafford County and Fredericksburg Area courtesy of the Virginia Department of Transportation.
I-95 Northbound
On Tuesday, Oct. 13 the Virginia Department of Transportation will begin the final phase of road construction in the effort to build a new bridge over the Rappahannock River.
Construction crews will demolish an existing overpass, that stands about 15 feet tall on the southbound portion of Interstate 95 at Route 17 in Stafford County, and replace it with a new, taller overpass. The higher bridge means will eliminate potential strikes and collisions by trucks and other oversized vehicles driving underneath.
A Woodbridge man is dead after a crash on Interstate 95.
At 11:23 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Fairfax County. The crash occurred on Interstate 95 at the 161-mile marker.
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The public is invited to join the Virginia Department of Transportation for a virtual open house to learn about ongoing construction to improve Interstate 95 in the Fredericksburg area.
Project officials will share details on a new traffic pattern at Exit 133 (Route 17) in Stafford County that will begin Oct. 7, and a traffic shift on I-95 southbound scheduled for Oct. 13-14. The changes are part of the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project.