We’re hearing from the Virginia Department of Transportation which is telling Interstate 95 travelers to anticipate daytime and overnight work zones on the north and southbound sees of the highway this week.
Here are the construction projects and work zones to watch :
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.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Police tell us they took nine trucks off the highways after a recent pop-up inspection at Balls Ford Road and Sudley Road.
Balls Ford Road is the most congested industrial corridor in the county.
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.
STAFFORD COUNTY — All lanes of Interstate 95 northbound are closed in Stafford County at mile marker 147, just south of Exit 148/Quantico Marine Corps Base, for a multi-vehicle crash.
Drivers should anticipate significant northbound travel delays and are advised to seek alternate routes.
NORTH STAFFORD — A new bus that will carry residents from North Stafford to and from Quantico is ready to roll.
Officials bill the new service as providing more options for Stafford County residents to travel to Washington, D.C.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has approved the purchase of 17.68 acres near Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center to build a commuter parking garage.
