STAFFORD — A fire truck crashed on Sunday while traveling one of the most dangerous streets in Stafford County.
The truck had been dispatched from fire station 14 on Shelton Shop Road to a car crash at the intersection of Garrisonville and Aquia roads, on the Stafford/Fauquier County line.
STAFFORD COUNTY — Work on the Interstate 95 “FredEx” express lanes extension, and the Rappahannock River Crossing projects will bring lane closures this week in Stafford County.
The “FredEx” project will extend the I-95 E-ZPass Express Lanes south from Garrisonville Road in North Stafford to Truslow Road near Route 17 near Fredericksburg.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – Metrorail is closing six stations south of National Airport for platform repairs this summer, and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and OmniRide are stepping in with alternative transportation options.
VRE has lowered the cost of a single-ride Amtrak Step-Up ticket from $8 to $4. It will also free up space on its trains for new riders, particularly those boarding at Franconia-Springfield or Alexandria – by giving passengers with multi-ride tickets (monthly, 5-day, 10-ride, and transit link card) the option to use any of 12 Amtrak trains listed on the current VRE schedule.
WOODBRIDGE – Victor Angry has been appointed to the Board of Commissioners for the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission.
This appointment was preceded by Angry winning a special election last month to fill the vacant Neabsco District seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
A portion of Route 234 near Forest Park High School is closed.
Highway officials say a truck crashed into some powerlines at Eclipse Drive.
STAFFORD COUNTY — There are multiple work zones to watch out for this week on Interstate 95.
Here’s a quick rundown of what to look out for:
STAFFORD COUNTY — Traffic on Route 17 in Stafford County is about to come to a halt.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled a full traffic stop on Route 17 northbound at the Interstate 95 Exit 133/Falmouth interchange in Stafford County overnight on Wednesday, May 8.
Drivers headed to or from Washington, D.C. this weekend could get stuck in construction-related traffic jams.
Construction crews will close lanes of Interstate 395 north from the Seminary Road interchange to past Pentagon City/Crystal City (Exit 8C) will close on Friday night at 10 p.m. through Saturday morning.
QUANTICO — A car fire closed a portion of Interstate 95 on Wednesday morning.
Fire crews were called to mile marker 147 north, just before the first exit for Quantize Marine Corps Base at 8:35 a.m.
Interstate 95 travelers should anticipate daytime and overnight work zones on I-95 northbound and southbound this week in the Fredericksburg area for construction activities underway:
Weather permitting, the following lane closures are scheduled starting today, Monday, April 29, through early Saturday, May 4:
