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HOV Work to Bring Weekend Delays on I-95 / 395

By Potomac Local News

DUMFRIES, Va. — The HOV lanes on Interstate 95/395 from Va. 234 in Dumfries to Washington, D.C. will close at 11 p.m. Friday. The lanes will remain closed until 10 a.m. Saturday, when crews will reopen the lanes in the southbound direction, from the Springfield Interchange to Dumfries.

A spokeswoman from the Virginia’s Department of Transportation’s Megaprojects office said the northern section of the lanes will remain closed until 10 a.m. Sunday, when the entire system will reopen to carry traffic in the northbound direction.

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Prince William Students on Buses Involved in I-95 Crash

By Potomac Local News
Photo: Mary Davidson

DUMFRIES, Va. – Students from Mary Williams Elementary School aboard charter buses headed back to the school this afternoon were involved in a crash on Interstate 95 south of Fredericksburg, according to Prince William schools officials.

No students were injured, but one parent on the bus was taken to a hospital with an arm injury.

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Coal Train Derails in Stafford County, Closes Caisson Road

By Potomac Local News

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – A coal train derailed on a secondary track in Stafford County about 3 p.m.

Fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle said no one was injured, and added the train was traveling on a secondary track and the derailment would not impact service on either Virginia Railway Express commuter trains or Amtrak.

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HOV Lanes Closings as Work Continues in Pr. Wm., Stafford

By Potomac Local News
Virginia Megaprojects

By MIKE SALMON
Virginia Megaprojects 

At 11 p.m. Friday, April 26, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on Interstate 395/95 from the Washington D.C. line to the end in Dumfries (Route 234) until 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27 when the HOV lanes will re-open from the Springfield interchange to Dumfries.

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Seminar to Explore Commuting Programs for Prince William Businesses

By Potomac Local News
OmniRide bus operator Phill Robinson is one of many PRTC drivers who ferry riders to and from their destinations.

News from Content Partner PRTC 

The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) is holding a free business seminar and luncheon for employers in Prince William County on April 24, 2013. The seminar — entitled “Financing Commuting Programs with Federal Tax Benefits and Other Incentives” — is being offered as part of PRTC’s Omni SmartCommute Program. George Mason University is hosting the event at its Prince William Campus in Manassas.

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