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Alexandria, VA – After much anticipation, VRE and Prince William County’s newest addition to the Woodbridge VRE station will be opened to the public Monday, January 30, 2012. Dale Zehner, VRE Chief Executive Officer, announced VRE’s Woodbridge Station “Kiss and Ride “ lot, located along Route 1, will open for Monday morning VRE service.
The project provides separated car and bus access from the northbound lanes of Route 1, as well as improved pedestrian access. Construction consisted of surface grading and pavement, adding a turning lane on northbound Route 1, concrete curbing, gutters, sidewalks, storm water drainage, crosswalks, a bus shelter, lighting, and signage all within a limited area and a very busy thoroughfare.
FAIRFAX —The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has a new web tool that shows the status of plowing in northern Virginia neighborhoods.
Once it snows at least two inches, residents can find out the status of plowing in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William county neighborhoods at https://novasnowplowing.virginia.gov.
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Monday morning’s rush hour could be a bit hairy due to ice, and transportation officials have asked commuters to delay their trips if they can.
The Virginia Department of Transportation asked drivers to wait until after 10 a.m. to make their trek into work on Monday, or telework if they can, as freezing rain was forecasted to creep into the region overnight.
PotomacLocal.com in partnership with NewsiT is putting the power of reporting in your hands, and we want to know more about the commuter lots you use each morning.
With the help of citizen reporters like yourself, we want to know what commuter lots fill up quickly each morning, and what lots still have available parking late into the morning. What are the best times to find commuter parking, which lots are served by mass transit, and lots that have attracted Slugs?
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Woodbridge, Va. — It could be this fall, at the start of the new school year, when a small bridge on Blackburn Road will be reopened.
Prince William Woodbridge Supervisor Frank Principi stated the two-lane bridge near Rippon Boulevard needs to be replaced at a cost of $1 million, and that a portion of Blackburn Road will remain closed as repairs are made.
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By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Thanks to a new phone app, it soon will be easier for commuters to share rides to military work sites in Northern Virginia.
By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. — Since he was elected to the Virginia House, Delegate Luke Torian (D-Dumfries,Woodbridge) has been pushing to bring Metrorail service to Prince William County.
By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. — Advocates of a high-speed rail system through Virginia and North Carolina will seek federal funding this year and hope to begin service around the year 2030.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, PRTC, had a memorable year in 2011 as the agency celebrated its 25th anniversary and saw ridership increase by 7 percent – the largest annual increase in three years.
PRTC provides commuter and local bus services for residents of Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park. In 2011, PRTC’s OmniRide and Metro Direct commuter bus services carried more than 2.3 million passengers – a 6% increase over 2010. At the same time, PRTC’s OmniLink and Cross County Connector local bus services carried more than 1 million passengers for the first time in its history – a 9% increase over 2010. When all services are combined, PRTC carried more than 3.4 million passengers on its buses – a 7% increase over 2010, and the largest annual increase since 2008 when gas prices surpassed $4 per gallon and area residents stepped up their search for ways to save money.