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Ama Mian had never used public transportation until 2005 when she moved from Fairfax to Dumfries. These days, she’s a regular PRTC passenger who frequently rides OmniLink and Cross County Connector buses.
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Traffic
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9 a.m. Friday
Police have identified the three people killed in last night crash at the Capital Beltway. Officials said they were traveling to Florida to attend the funeral of a family member.
It is slow going on Interstate 95 this afternoon as the region has been hit by a mix of rain, sleet, snow, and wind.
Traffic is particularly heavy along I-95 south in Woodbridge past Opitz Boulevard through Dumfries at Va. 234 where the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes merge. There are also delays on I-95 in Stafford County on both the northbound and southbound sides of the highway – particularly near Va. 610 in North Stafford and near U.S. 17 near Fredericksburg.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Visitors to Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge will soon be able to use an elevator to get there.
A new agreement between Virginia Railway Express and Prince William County will ultimately permit visitors access to the secluded refuge on the Potomac River from a pedestrian platform at the Rippon VRE station. Visitors will be able to use an elevator to access the platform and then go over to the refuge, including weekends when the commuter rail station is not in use, according details of the new deal.
By URIAH KISER
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Option one: Build a road. Option two: Build a road with toll lanes and dedicated routes for transit buses.
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GAINESVILLE, Va. — What a mess for commuters on Wednesday night. An SUV that was sitting at a railroad crossing on U.S. 29 in Gainesville was hit by a train about 7 p.m.
The train damaged the front of the SUV but the female driver inside was not injured, according to a Prince William police official on the scene.
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4:30 p.m.
Crews are working to repair guardrails along Joplin Road. Traffic will be shifted to one side of the roadway as the repairs are made, according to transportation officials.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The future of travel to Dulles International Airport will be on display Wednesday night in Manassas.
Virginia transportation officials identified the corridor where a new North-South highway could be built. The area identified was once home to the much talked about Tri-County Parkway that was to link Prince William and Loudoun counties.
QUANTICO, Va. — Pile driving work has begun near the Quantico Marine Corps Base as part of the Interstate 95 Express Lanes Project.
The work is underway near Joplin Road (Exit 150) on I-95. Transportation officials said the pile driving work will support the foundation of a new bridge that will run over Joplin Road.
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MANASSAS PARK, Va. — Drivers who use Va. 28 in Manassas Park and Prince William County could soon see a reversible lane to help ease traffic congestion.
The $4.8 million project would see the addition of a new lane from Manassas Drive to the Bull Run River at the Fairfax County line. The lane would carry drivers headed north from Prince William into Fairfax County in the mornings and south back into Prince William and Manassas Park in the evenings.