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Capacity Improvements for Route 28 between Fairfax County and Manassas have been narrowed down to two general alternatives:
The latest State of the Commute report shows what many already know: the further from Washington, D.C. you live, the more frustrated you are with the commute.
When it comes to all of those buses, slugging, commuter rail, and Metro choices that allow commuters the option to get out of their car, many surveyed from our area still choose to drive alone.
Transit officials in Prince Willam County are turning to the professionals, issuing a request for information on how other jurisdictions operate passenger ferry service.
“Based on trips to Seattle to and New York City I’ve made in the past month, if you’ve seen one ferry system, you’ve seen one ferry system. They’re all very different,” Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi told the OmniRide Commission at its meeting Thursday in Woodbridge.
There are a lot of changes to the 395 Express Lanes, so I wanted to share with you the latest information.
Stafford leaders are ringing alarm bells as work is underway to improve the intersection of Interstate 95 at Route 17.
The bridge that carries northbound traffic on the collector-distributor lane, providing drivers access to the exit ramps for Route 17, will continue to have a low clearance.
Construction to improve the Route 3 Business (Kings Highway) and Route 606 (Ferry Road) intersection in Stafford County is nearly complete.
The roads’ all new turn lanes are scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2019.
Starting today, work will begin to shift Interstate 95 southbound traffic several feet toward the median near Exit 133 (Route 17) in Stafford County as part of the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project.
On Wednesday, Sept. 25 and Thursday, Sept. 26, the Route 17 southbound on-ramp to I-95 southbound will be closed overnight to allow crews to install barrier, new pavement markings and signs to guide motorists through the shift.
Delegate Danica Roem and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) on Monday, September 30th at 6 p.m. for a public information meeting regarding the Route 28 (Centreville Road) STARS Corridor Improvement Study.
The Route 28 (Centreville Road) Corridor Improvement Study in the Yorkshire (Manassas) area of Prince William County administratively implements Delegate Roem’s Route 28 alternative intersection design legislation: HJ 68 (2018) and HB 2466 (2019).
The Virginia Railway Operations Board discussed the proposed name change in its closed session meeting Friday, September 20 in Woodbridge.
The Broad Run-Airport Station at the end of the Manassas VRE line would be renamed Manassas Airport Station if the name change is approved.
(Press Release) The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will be installing new signs at Park & Ride commuter lots in the Fredericksburg area next week to prohibit motorists from leaving their vehicles unattended for more than 10 days.
Crews will start installing the signs next week at the Staffordboro Boulevard lot near Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) in Stafford County. Workers will then move south to install the signage at the other Park & Ride lots in Stafford, Spotsylvania County, and Caroline County.
