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Marine Corps 17.75 K Run Bringing Lane Closures

By Potomac Local News

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Marine Corp’s 17.75 K run will be held Saturday in the Dumfries and Quantico areas, and traffic officials warn your drive may be impacted.

Lane closures for the event will begin at 5 a.m. as the right and center lanes of Va. 234 between Waterway Drive and Van Buren Road will close. The race starts at 7 a.m. at the intersection of Van Buren Road and Va. 234, near the Holiday Inn Quantico Center, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokesman Art Klos. The race will then head into Prince William Forest Park.

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VDOT Adding Auxiliary Lanes, Widening Shoulders on I-95

By Potomac Local News
I-95 south in Woodbridge. (Photo: Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Transportation officials say they will work to improve your commute on the main lanes of Interstate 95 in Prince William County.

This work will be separate from the ongoing project to convert HOV lanes into toll lanes between Dumfries and Edsall Road in Alexandria.

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Storage Issues at D.C.’s Union Station a ‘Tetris Puzzle’ Preventing VRE Changes

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Virginia Railway Express passengers exit a train at the Brooke station in Stafford County. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

STAFFORD, Va. — At a meeting that drew just three participants concerned about the future of Virginia’s only commuter railroad, higher fares, wifi, and trains packed with riders were top of mind issues.

Virginia Railway Express held the public meeting in advance of a proposed 4% fare hike that could take effect July 1. With it, the cost of single ride tickets and monthly passes would go up.

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Questions on Metro to Woodbridge Can’t Be Answered Without Study

By Potomac Local News
Dudenhefer

By MARK DUDENHEFER
Delegate, 2nd District 

On Tuesday, March 5, Congressman Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran introduced legislation to study the extension of Metrorail from Franconia-Springfield to eastern Prince William County. The extension would include an addition to the Blue Line along Interstate 95 through Woodbridge to Potomac Mills, and the Yellow Line down the U.s. 1 corridor in Prince William County.

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Ask Mega Mike: On and Off Points for the 95 Express Lanes?

By Potomac Local News
Virginia Megaprojects

In his Potomac Local News debut, Virginia Megaprojects Mike “Mega Mike” Salmon takes your questions on all things Megaprojects – from the 95 Express Lanes Project to Metro rail to Dulles Airport – he’ll help you understand what’s happening to improve your commute, and to tell you what you need to know before you go.

Dear Megaprojects Mega Mike,

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