Traffic
BRISTOW — A Ford F-550 pick-up hauling a wood chipper caught fire this morning about 9:15.
Police and fire and rescue crews were called to the scene on Bristow Road near Barbee Road, according to Prince William police spokesman Nathan Probus.
STAFFORD — Three-tenths of an acre could delay road improvements to be made ahead of the opening of a new Moncure Elementary School
County officials are having trouble convincing property owners to accept its offer for three-tenths of an acre of property on Juggins Road in North Stafford.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — A new bill that fully funds Metro to the tune of $154 million annually means traffic relief on Route 28 could come later than originally planned.
State legislators passed a bill this winter that would, for the first time since its inception, provide a dedicated revenue stream for Washington’s Metro rail system. The move, however, drains more than $100 million in revenues from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, charged with improving mobility on area roads and transit systems.
STAFFORD — Stafford leaders want to take another comprehensive look at county roadways with the formation of a new working group.
The task force will examine congested areas and unsafe corridors in the county that are in need of improvement and will be made up of members of the Board of County Supervisors who will also appoint members to the group.
From an email:
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From VDOT:
Work to reconfigure slug lines and create new bus-only travel lanes at the Pentagon Reservation’s South Parking Lot “Pork Chop,” located east of Eads Street and north of I-395, will begin on or about Monday, March 19. Pedestrians and motorists should exercise caution while traveling in the area.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — A sedan collided with a truck carrying oxygen about 2 p.m. causing the truck to overturn and a major road closure.
It happened at the intersection of Route 234 and Pinnacle Ridge Drive, south of Lake Jackson and north of Purcell Road in Prince William County.