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I-95 EZ-Pass Express Lanes open Monday

By Potomac Local News
Photo By Trevor Wrayton/VDOT Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe cuts the ribbon on the 95 Express Lanes project with Senator Mark Warner, U.S. DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx, Senator Tim Kaine and other elected officials on December 10 at a ceremony at Transurban’s operation center in Alexandria. The new ramps and lanes on I-95 will open Sunday, Dec. 14 to allow motorists to benefit from the lanes during the holiday season without having to pay a toll. Standard HOV rules will continue to be in effect during rush hour until tolling begins on December 29. [Submitted photo]

Drivers will not need an EZ-Pass or EZ-Pass Flex to use the EZ-Pass Express Lanes on I-95 when they open Monday. The lanes will operate under old HOV lanes rules that require vehicle to have three or more occupants between 6 and 9 a.m. and 3:30 and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The lanes will be open to traffic at all other times.

Staring Dec. 29, all drives will need an EZ-Pass or EZ-Pass Flex to use the lanes, and the lanes will be tolled at all times. Virginia State Police are required to enforce the new rules.

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Crews erecting overhead sign closing portion of I-95

By Potomac Local News
Drivers on Interstate 95 south pass under Telegraph Road in North Stafford. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Road crews needing to install a new overhead sign on Interstate 95 near Dumfries must close a northbound portion of the highway late Wednesday night / early Thursday morning.

Here’s more in a press release from the Virginia Department of Transportation: 

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Hit and run crash damages pillar at shopping center, witness says

By Potomac Local News
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A hit and run crash damaged a pillar at the Potomac Festival shopping center in Woodbridge. [Submitted photo]

A driver hit a post inside the Potomac Mills Festival shopping center in Woodbridge.

The hit and run crash happened Monday night, according to Sarah Wyatt, who posted a photo of the damaged pillar to her Facebook page.

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Should Prince William raise taxes to fill $17.7 million bus budget gap?

By Uriah Kiser

Commuter bus service in Prince William County is heading toward a fiscal cliff.

A budget deficit of $17.7 million is looming for OmniRide commuter buses and OmniLink local buses. The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission or PRTC — the agency that operates the buses — asked Prince William leaders to help make up a budget shortfall that could lead to 1/3 of all PRTC to be slashed, starting in 2018.

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Virginia Transportation Chief to Speak in Woodbridge

By Potomac Local News
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Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Lane will appear at a town hall meeting in Woodbridge.

The secretary is expected to discuss several transportation projects taking place in the region, like the EZ-Pass Express Lanes on Interstate 95 set to open later this month to the widening of Route 1 in Woodbridge.

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Demand Grows, Montclair Bus Route Splits

By Press Release
Dozens of OmniRide busses are lined up ready to go out on the afternoon runs at PRTC in Woodbridge.

Some PRTC bus routes and timetables have been adjusted starting today, December 1, as the Fall Service Change takes effect. The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission updates its schedules twice annually – in the spring and fall – to reflect current running times and make other changes such as updating routing and relocating bus stops as necessary.

The most significant change is the splitting of the Montclair OmniRide commuter bus service into two separate routes. This plan is being implemented in order to accommodate growing demand and provide faster and more reliable service to passengers.

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