NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Work has begun to rehabilitate a bridge on Va. 610 in North Stafford at Aquia Creek, located west of the intersection with Joshua Road.
Daytime, temporary single-lane closures will be required initially as workers replace guardrail along the bridge, and reconstruct the shoulders. Motorists should be alert for flagging crews at the bridge directing traffic.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Transportation officials will close a portion of Interstate 95’s High Occupancy Vehicle lanes this weekend. It’ll be one of several total closures of the heavily-used transportation facility over the next six weeks.
The reversible HOV lanes between Va. 234 in Dumfries and the Franconia-Springfield Parkway will close at 11 p.m. Friday and will reopen by 10 a.m. Saturday. Drivers will be able to get onto the HOV lanes in the northbound direction at Franconia-Springfield Parkway and points north starting at 2 a.m. Saturday. The entire facility is expected to reopen in the northbound direction to all traffic by 11 a.m. Saturday.
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STAFFORD, Va. — Police said five people were taken to a hospital Friday night after being involved in a crash on Interstate 95 in Stafford.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — There are four transportation organizations that help govern how some commuters travel in Northern Virginia. Now there is a renewed call to consolidate them.
A total of 22 elected legislators in March sent a letter to the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, one of the four transportation groups on the list that was asked to explore consolidation. PRTC operates OmniRide and OmniLink bus service in Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will temporarily reduce parking in the Route 630 (Courthouse Road) Commuter Parking Lot in Stafford County by approximately 40 spaces on Wednesday, Apr. 4 and Thursday, Apr. 5. The reduction in parking space will allow crews to upgrade 16 overhead lights located within the lot.
The work will improve the overall lighting function in the lot and minimize the need for general maintenance.
NEW THIS MORNING
The bus that crashed along Interstate 95 in Dumfries this morning, causing massive delays from Prince William Count south to Stafford County, was headed to Fort Belvoir.
By Ryan Murphy
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – As the state budget inches closer to passage by the General Assembly, the Virginia Department of Transportation is eyeing new measures that would allow the state to sell the naming rights for roads, bridges and highway stretches.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — While final plans are not yet in place for High Occupancy Toll lanes on Interstate 95, transportation officials will begin preliminary work on the project next week.
Drivers will notice the work taking place on the highway shoulders on I-95 between Springfield and Dumfries, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
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Update
Beginning at 7 p.m., motorists will be restricted to one lane on eastbound Route 610 near the on-ramp to northbound I-95 and may encounter brief delays on the ramp.
