FAIRFAX — (Press release) Drivers should expect lane closures on the Interstate 395 general purpose lanes beginning the weekend of April 26-28, and continuing for at least four consecutive weekends, depending on the weather.

The weekend closures, which will occur from Friday nights until Monday mornings, are needed for crews to safely rehabilitate five bridges along I-395 between the Springfield interchange and Washington, D.C. line. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes. If travel in this area is unavoidable, drivers should use caution and plan extra travel time.


STAFFORD — This video clearly shows where a new portion of Courthouse Road will connect with an entrance to Stafford Hospital.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office posted new drone video taken high above the Courthouse Road realignment project. The road is being moved slightly to the south to connect with Hospital Center Boulevard, at Stafford Hospital.


MANASSAS — The city of Manassas will soon be getting a much-needed upgrade to its traffic signals which are using software that is over a decade old.

“We actually just had our kickoff meeting this morning with the contractor to get started.” Deputy City Manager Bryan Foster said on Thursday.


PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — The Prince William County Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on the design of the proposed project to widen Balls Ford Road to four lanes between Doane Drive and Ashton Avenue.

The public hearing will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at The Life Church, 11234 Balls Ford Road.  The formal presentation will start at 7:00 p.m.


Work continues on the effort to bring toll lanes to Interstate 66 between Haymarket and the Capital Beltway.

As weather conditions allow, crews will continue corridor-wide roadway maintenance and address issues as needed, with daily multi-lane closures during daytime and overnight hours on Interstate  66 east and east, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.


ALEXANDRIA — (Press release) Positive train control (PTC) is fully operational on all Virginia Railway Express (VRE) trains, according to the railroad’s Chief Executive Officer Doug Allen.

The safety milestone was achieved April 11, 2019, when each of VRE’s 32 inbound and outbound trains on the Fredericksburg and Manassas lines ran under PTC operation. PTC is designed to automatically control train speeds and movements should an engineer not take suitable action for a given situation.


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