PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Route 28 is called the most congested road in Northern Virginia.
And now, the effort to fix it could wind up being the most expensive transportation project in Prince William County’s history.
Traffic
Delegate Scott Surovell (D-36th Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford) tells us his hands-free cell phone bill passed a Senate committee.
From a press release:
Construction on a new diverging diamond interchange is ramping up in Stafford County.
Crews are ready to begin building new bridges at the intersection of Interstate 95 and Courthouse Road, at the center of the county. The diverging diamond interchange will replace a traditional diamond interchange that dates back to the highway’s construction in the 1950s and 60s.
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We’re hearing from OmniRide that the March for Life on Friday will cause some of its buses to miss their stops.
From the transit agency:
Virginia transportation officials are telling commuters to plan to telework if they can ahead of a winter storm that could bring at least an inch of snow to the region, and throw a wrench into tomorrow morning’s commute.
From a press release:
VDOT tells us they were monitoring the snow all day Tuesday, and that it did not move into the region as soon as they anticipated.
When we spoke with Prince William County Residency Administrator Steven Shannon about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, he told us he had multiple trucks on standby, ready to load salt and go.
Drivers on Interstate 95 will see the E-ZPass Express Lanes extended from Stafford County into Fredericksburg, across the Rappahannock River.
The new project announced today includes constructing a new bridge and replacing the existing bridges over the river.
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Local leaders are taking a stand against a plan to hand over to Metro money for allocated for traffic and transit projects in the region to ease congestion and add capacity.
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Chairman Marty Nohe on Tuesday said Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s budget would see some $50 million in new taxes to be raised, funds that would be given to NVTA — the Northern Virginia taxing authority that identifies which traffic and transit projects are in need of funding and then awards the funds.
RICHMOND – A month after the fury over what many drivers considered excessive tolls on Interstate 66, Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne defended the tolls, saying they are necessary for increasing the flow of traffic on the highway in Northern Virginia.
The tolls, which vary based on demand and amount of traffic, have reached as high as $44 for a 10-mile drive since they were implemented on Dec. 4.
ARLINGTON — A state official warns any changes to toll collection on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway could force changes to the highway improvement project taking place outside the ring road.
As part of the $3.5 billion effort to add E-ZPass toll lanes to I-66 between Gainesville in Prince William County and the Captial Beltway, the consortium building the lanes, I-66 Mobility Partners, gave $579 million in free money to the state to be used for transportation improvements.