Construction of a new sidewalk and the expansion of a commuter parking lot at Interstate 95 in Stafford County was completed ahead of schedule.
The three-year, $195 million set of projects at milepost 140 aimed to expand capacity and improve travel in the county’s Courthouse Road area reached a milestone this week as work was completed on the final project elements, including the expansion of commuter parking and sidewalks, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Work is about to begin to widen Balls Ford Road near Manassas.
A deal has been struck between the county and RCKF Bull Run LLC in order to widen Balls Ford Road to four lanes between Sudley Road to Bethlehem Road.
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car near Manassas.
Police were called to the area of Balls Ford and Sudley roads at 5 a.m. to investigate a hit and run crash. A preliminary investigation revealed that the operator of a silver-colored sedan was turning west onto Balls Ford Road from Sudley Road and struck a pedestrian who was crossing Sudley Road.
A pedestrian is dead and a driver was treated and released from a local hospital following a crash in Woodbridge.
On Friday, May 1, at 2:24 p.m., Prince William police were called to the area of Cardinal Drive and Swan Way in Woodbridge to investigate a crash involving a pedestrian accordingly.
Have you changed the way you get around town?
The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) wants to find out how residents, those who travel through, and those who work in the Fredericksburg area have had to change their transportation habits. To that end, FAMPO is encouraging these groups of people to let them know about those changes through their new “COVID-19 Fredericksburg Regional Transportation Survey.”
Here’s a look at construction hotspots in the Fredericksburg region, from the Virginia Department of Transportation.
I-95 Southbound
Update 1:43 p.m. | Two lanes are now open on I-95 southbound. The left lane remains closed south of Exit 133.
Original post 1:03 p.m. | A tractor-trailer has crashed in a work zone on Interstate 95 at the Rappahannock River.
A Fredericksburg area man was killed in a crash with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95.
Virginia State Police Trooper K. Zalasar is investigating a two-vehicle crash in Spotsylvania County. The crash occurred Thursday (April 30, 2020) at 9 a.m. on Interstate 95 at the 117 mile-marker, near Thornburg.
There’s been a sharp decrease in the number of drivers on the roads as a result of the coronavirus pandemic keeping everyone home.
A major contributor to this traffic pattern has been the number of people who are now working from home to avoid the spread of the virus. While there are many in the workforce who have been deemed essential and still commute, many more are sitting at home, in front of their laptops, attending virtual meetings through Zoom, and other online communication platforms.
An 87-year-old man died in a driveway when his 2006 Mercedes car rolled and pinned him.
