STAFFORD– On October 2, Kyle Bates from the Virginia Department of Transportation updated the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on the highlights of current VDOT construction projects in the county.
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STAFFORD — During the Stafford Board of Supervisors’ meeting on October 2, the county’s director of public works Jason Towery updated the board on all the ongoing construction projects in the county.
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MANASSAS — The center of western Prince William County could soon become Downtown Manassas, as far as OmniRide is concerned.
The local bus service that recently changed its name from PRTC is eyeing more changes in the Manassas area and proposes relocating the central transfer point in the western portion of the county from Manassas Mall to the corner West Courthouse Road and Mosby Street, near the county’s courthouse.
STAFFORD — (Press Release) Bells Hill Road in Stafford County reopened to traffic today between Virginia Belle Drive and Belle Vine Lane.
Bells Hill Road closed to through traffic on June 4 after heavy rain caused a 250 ft. section of slope to fail. The failure also damaged a portion of the travel lanes.
FREDERICKSBURG – (Press Release) Route 616 (Poplar Road) in Stafford County is now open to through traffic between Stony Hill Road and Mack Lane. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews have completed a drainage pipe replacement project that had closed Poplar Road to through traffic since Monday, Oct. 1. Paving work will be […]
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Route 608 (Brooke Road) will be reduced to a single lane beginning Tuesday, Oct. 9 between Camp Geary Lane and Marlborough Point Road to allow Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and contractor crews to repair the road and soil along a slope that supports the road. Traffic on Brooke Road will be […]
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WOODBRIDGE — Federal and state officials are preparing for a future full of autonomous vehicles.
In the skies, “we’ve got drones delivering food during football games in San Fransisco, and drones delivering much-needed blood to others,” said Anthony Biddell, of the U.S Department of Transportation Department.
There has been a lot of discussion through the years about extending Metrorail from Springfield through Woodbridge to Dale City/Potomac Mills area. Three main reasons why this is a bad idea for the residents of Prince William County include:
If you examine most end of the line Metro stations, most include similar land use configurations already existing in Eastern Prince William County. Limited non-residential development would occur in Prince William County due to Metrorail.
STAFFORD — From the western portion of the county to the Route 1 corridor in the east, there’s roadwork happening across Stafford County this week.
The Virginia Department of Transportation tells us:
