As Virginia studies how to improve Interstate 95, Prince William County and OmniRide are also looking at how to improve six commuter lots along the highway.
The commuter lots toured:
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OmniRide officials admitted the organization was caught “flat-footed” during a driver strike in early August.
OmniRide Executive Director Dr. Bob Schneider told his Board of Commissioners that the agency received assurances from the union about 11 days before the strike that there wouldn’t one.
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Advocates for the county’s newest zombie road, an extension of Van Buren Road, want the $70 million road project approved by next year.
Members of “Van Buren Now,” a citizen group organized on Facebook and represented at Tuesday’s Prince William Board of County Supervisors by Montclair resident Heather Paige, aims to put pressure on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to extend Van Buren Road from Route 234 near Interstate 95 in Dumfries east to Benita Fitzgerald and Cardinal drives in Dale City.
WOODBRIDGE – (Press Release) OmniRide will test a new style of commuter bus for several weeks in September, continuing to research what vehicles should be included in its fleet of the future.
The new bus that’s being tested features two exits – one at the front and one in the middle – so passengers can disembark quickly. Passengers will continue to enter at the front door where the fare box is located.
Police in recent days have been called to a series of fatal vehicle crashes on area roads.
Last night, a motorcyclist was killed at milepost 160 on Interstate 95. He was traveling southbound on the highway near Occoquan at 7:34 p.m. The victim’s name, nor the details of the crash have been released.
The final stretch of Mine Road has opened, connecting drivers with Route 610 in North Stafford to Courthouse Road.
It means drivers don’t have to make the sharp turn at Austin Ridge Road to get to Courthouse Road like they did before the last 2-mile stretch of the road was completed.
A bicyclist was struck on Route 17 at noon today.
The male bicyclist was riding in the area of Falls Run Drive, near the Carters Crossing West shopping center anchored by Target, when he was struck by an SUV.
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The Prince William Chamber of Commerce is urging voters to pass a $355 million road bond.
The bond would allow the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to borrow cash to add
Labor Day will mean all of the regular lane closures for road work will be lifted across the state starting at noon Friday.
So, between now and then, here are some area lane closures to watch out for leading up to the holiday weekend.
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CENTERVILLE — One person is dead after a car collided with a tractor-trailer and then hit a jersey wall and then caught fire.
At 10:58 a.m. Saturday (Aug.24), Virginia State Police were called to a multi-vehicle crash in Fairfax County. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes of Interstate 66 east of Exit 53, at Route 28.