There are a lot of changes to the 395 Express Lanes, so I wanted to share with you the latest information.
Traffic
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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.
OmniRide Express buses will follow the Emergency Service Plan during the afternoon/evening commute today, Monday, September 23, due to street closures for demonstrations in Washington D.C.
Beginning at 12 noon, OmniRide Express buses will only pick up from Metro stations.
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The state is investing, and the VRE CEO Doug Allen is excited about plans for a rebuilt Potomac River crossing.
At a VRE Operations Board meeting Friday in Woodbridge, DRPT Director Jennifer Mitchell used those words, “huge” and “transformational” to describe a $1.9 billion project to build a new Long Bridge across the Potomac River.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) hopes to have a contractor lined up to build the second of two new river crossings over Interstate 95, by the end of Summer 2020.
This bridge is separate from another new center bridge now being built over the Rappahannock in between north and southbound I-95.