WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A helicopter was called to take at least one patient to a hospital after a serious crash in Woodbridge.
At least two cars collided on Va. 123 overpass at Interstate 95 this morning. One of the cars was cashed in the accident and emergency crews appeared to be working on assisting a crash victim. Another patient had been placed on a stretcher and was most likely waiting for a helicopter.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Residents of Stafford’s Vista Woods neighborhood can once again use Furnace Road to access busy commuter route Va. 610.
Furnace Road closed in early February when a problems were found with the street surface and the metal pipes that run underneath.
You can beat traffic congestion on Interstate 95 this weekend by riding the Metro Direct bus from Woodbridge for free.
The HOV lanes will be closed this weekend from 11 p.m. tonight to 2 p.m. Sunday, and that can cause major traffic headaches through the region as the lack of the two HOV lanes can cause delays to stack up on the highway.
Business leaders in Manassas got another earful from elected leaders on just how bad the state of transportation is in our area.
The region’s top leaders said the Bi-County Parkway, and improvements to Va. 28 which links Manassas and Manassas Park to Fairfax County, must happen if Prince William County is going to continue to attract jobs and investment.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — A crash that closed a portion of Interstate 95 Sunday injured five people. A tractor trailer driver is now charged.
Here’s more in a press release from Virginia State Police:
A memorial for Sally Okuly stands at the intersection of Opitz Boulevard and Montgomery Avenue in Woodbridge.
Not made of steel or stone, the monument is simply a teddy bear strapped to a utility pole with a large piece of cardboard with her name, and “in loving memory” written in marker.
More drivers in Northern Virginia are being cited for texting while driving than any other portion of the state.
New statistics from the police agency show 567 drivers were cited statewide for sending a text message while behind the wheel in 2013. A total of 287 of those drivers were cited while in Northern Virginia, to include Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun counties.
![Drivers headed south on U.S. 29 in Gainesville now use an elevated bridge to cross train tracks. The new separated interchange is expected to stop frequent train vs. car collisions in the area. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/092413-gainesville-intersec-600x332.jpg)
Transportation officials postponed a meeting about improvements on Interstate 66, originally scheduled for tonight.
Statement from VDOT:
Take it slow out there this morning as there are reports of minor ice patches on roads across the region.
In Prince William County, major roads like Va. 234 and Va. 123 all are reported to me in “minor” condition (low on the Virginia’s Department of Transportation’s worry index) but all of the major roads have icy spots on them.
PRTC will put its emergency service plan (ESP) into effect for all of its buses at noon today.
Only its OmniLink local buses in Prince William, Manassas, and Manassas Park, had been running on the ESP.
