Update
The driver that police said slammed into the back of four cars causing a chain reaction crash and then fled the scene turned himself in to police.
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Traffic
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GAINESVILLE, Va. – It’s happened again – a trailer that was stopped on train tracks at U.S. 29 in Gainesville was swiped by a train.
No one was injured, but the accident has forced the closure of a portion of the busy commuter route just south of Interstate 66 near the Virginia Gateway shopping center. Police said the closed portion of the roadway will remain that way for at least another two to three hours while an investigation takes place.
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By URIAH KISER
DUMIFRIES, Va. – It’ll be easy access for those who will live in the Potomac Shores neighborhood and town center being built along the Potomac River.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) has revised its OmniRide Tysons Express schedules now that the I-495 Express Lanes have opened and personnel have had an opportunity to gather new data about travel times.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – Expect more closures this upcoming week on Interstate 95.
A large crane will be moved across a portion of the highway as part of work on the 95 Express Lane Project. The Virginia MegaProjects office said a portion of the highway at the Telegraph Road overpass in North Stafford will close for up to 30 minutes at time Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.
STAFFORD, Va. — The public will have a chance to hear a proposal to widen Courthouse Road in Stafford County west of Interstate 95.
The meeting takes place Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. Plans from the Virginia Department of Transportation include widening the road from two to four lanes between Cedar Lane and Winding Creek Road. The widening would make way for a traffic headed in and out of the new Embry Mill housing development, and comes as the transportation agency is looking to improve the interchange at I-95.
LORTON, Va. — A crash has stalled traffic on Interstate 95 south at exit 163 in Lorton.
We don’t have much in the way of details on the crash, but traffic is delayed on the highway in the area of Lorton back to the Fairfax County Parkway.
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By WHITNEY SPICER
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – A conference committee of 10 legislators has less than a week and a half to hammer out a compromise between the House and Senate versions of a bill to increase transportation funding in Virginia.
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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Route 637 (Telegraph Road) in Stafford County will be closed to all traffic next week between Route 1 and Route 639 (Woodstock Lane) so workers can relocate a water line.
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FALMOUTH, Va. — Demolition work is proceeding at the Falmouth Intersection Improvement Project in Stafford County, as the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) clears the way for construction of new turn lanes and through lanes.