A contractor working in the area of Hope Road and Summerwood Drive struck a TV cable causing to fall onto the street.
Stafford sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene for traffic control about 3:15 p.m.
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Oct 22-23 portions of Russell Rd bridge and the on and off ramps for Rt 1 closed for repaving. Flaggers will direct traffic on Russell Rd. pic.twitter.com/vL8AE9sV5F
— MCB Quantico (@MCB_Quantico) October 20, 2016
Rescue crews found an overturned car near the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Brentsville Road.
An emergency worker called the county’s dispatch center to report the crash and said the occupants had made it out of the car safely. At least one person was bleeding, according to initial reports.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A crash on Opitz Boulevard near Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center brought power lines crashing down.
Police and fire and rescue crews were called to the area of Opitz and Potomac Center boulevards in Woodbridge about 9:30 a.m. The eastbound lanes of the Opitz Boulevard were temporarily closed, and at least one lane in the eastbound direction was closed to traffic.
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A car flipped onto its side in the rural Arkendale section of Stafford County.
Rescue crews were called to the area of Arkendale and Widewater roads about 3:45 p.m. for a report of a car that had crashed into a wooded area.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police are at the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Smoketown Road in Woodbridge where traffic signal lights are flashing.
Police were notified by drivers that signal lights on Prince William Parkway were flashing yellow and lights on Smoketown Road were flashing red.
STAFFORD, Va. — The interchange at Interstate 95 and Courthouse Road in Stafford County will be reconstructed.
Virginia Transportation officials awarded a construction contract on Tuesday ot build a diverging diamond interchange similar to one being built in Haymarket.
A woman was taken to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center this morning after she was struck by a car.
A call to 911 sent fire and rescue crews to the intersection of Clipper and Huntersbrook drives, near Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge about 9 a.m.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The cost to extend Virginia Railway Express 11 miles west to Haymarket could be as much as $660 million — about $60 million per mile.
That number brought pause to members of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors who on Tuesday said the costs of the project might outweigh the ridership benefits, and that could lead to the project’s demise.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission is 30 years old.
The transit agency that operates OmniRide and OmniLink buses in Prince William County, as well as plays a role in Virginia Railway Express, held a celebration on October 8 to mark the occasion, at the PRTC Transit Center in Woodbridge.