MANASSAS — The project on which we first reported last year, to put bike racks and lockers at the Manassas Virginia Railway Express Station, is underway.
A new awning is also being installed as part of the $50,000 grant project, funded with toll monies collected on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway.
ALEXANDRIA — (Press release) Interstate 395 South will be reduced to one lane during overnight hours on Monday Friday, April 8 5 and Tuesday Saturday, April 9 6 between Duke Street (Exit 3) and Edsall Road (Exit 2). Periodic traffic stoppages of up to 30 minutes will occur Saturday, April 6 until early Sunday, April 7, from Midnight to 5 a.m.
These closures are needed for crews to install an overhead sign structure as part of the I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension Project. Work is weather dependent.
A series of disabled cars on Interstate 95 north in Stafford County led to a temporary closure of the highway on Thursday, said Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Brent Coffey.
The Virginia Department of Transportation reported the crash about 5:43 p.m. The saving grace — the temporary closure was of the northbound lanes, which didn’t affect drivers commuting south and heading home from work.
SPRINGFIELD — A crash on the inner loop of the Capital Beltway on Thursday afternoon has prompted delays for drivers and transit bus riders.
A tractor-trailer carrying a load of insulation plowed into another vehicle causing it to catch fire at 1:38 p.m. at milepost 172.
WOODBRIDGE – (Press Release) A Woodbridge man has been cited for reckless driving and defective brakes following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 in Fairfax County.
At 1:52 p.m. Thursday (March 28), Virginia State Police Trooper J.S. Corvin responded to a crash involving an overturned tanker truck. The crash occurred in the northbound lanes of I-495 at the 42 mile marker just south of the American Legion Bridge.
WOODBRIDGE — (Press release) OmniRide will test a double deck commuter bus for the next few weeks, and passengers who climb aboard will be asked to fill out a survey instead of paying a fare.
The seating configuration on double deck buses varies but this model, which is manufactured by Alexander Dennis Inc., has 81 seats, including 53 seats on the second deck. The bus has a low floor and can accommodate up to two passengers in wheelchairs at a time on the lower deck.
RICHMOND — Drivers would see improvements to interstate highways across Virginia if the General Assembly approves $280 million in budget amendments recommended by Gov. Ralph Northam, but state residents and truckers would pay additional taxes and fees.
Northam announced Thursday that he has proposed:
STAFFORD – (Press Release) The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information from the public on a bicycle accident that occurred on March 28 in the area of Jefferson Davis Highway and Tracey Street.
On Thursday, March 28, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m., units with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department responded to reports of a pedestrian struck. Upon arrival, they learned a bicycle had been struck by a truck while traveling southbound on Jefferson Davis Highway in the area of the Hidden Valley 7-Eleven. The truck remained on scene and the 57-year-old male driver was identified.
STAFFORD – (Press release) River Road will be closed several days next week to accommodate work on Phase IV of the Belmont-Ferry Farm Trail.
Crews will be installing a pipe under the road to improve drainage of runoff near the entrance to Pratt Park. Visitors will still be able to access Pratt Park via River Road from Route 1. River Road will be closed to traffic on Tuesday – Thursday, April 2– 4, 2019, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
STAFFORD – (Press release) Route 218 (Caledon Road/White Oak Road) in Stafford and King George counties will be reduced to a single lane at midday over the next two weeks to allow crews to install a centerline rumble strip as a safety improvement.
Route 218 will be reduced to a single lane between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5, and again on Monday, April 8 through Friday, April 12.
