Lake Ridge, Va. — Right-turn makers rejoice: a new right turn lane from Springwoods Drive to Old Bridge Road has opened.
The new lane now allows drivers headed to Prince William Parkway the option to turn right immediately without having to wait in what was a center multi-directional turn lane, which can now only be used to continue straight or to turn left.
Woodbridge, Va. — A plan to alleviate overcrowding on OmniRide buses appears to be working.
In July, the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission voted to add eight new morning trips to the commuter bus schedule, aiming to curb chronic overcrowding by 40 percent.
The end of summer is upon us, and highway crews will make it easier for you to get where you’re going this Labor Day holiday weekend.
All work on highways across the state will be suspended at noon today until noon Tuesday, as thousands of travelers are expected to hit the road for one last blast of summer.
Woodbridge, Va. — The final days to use OmniLink’s Teen Summer Bus Pass are here, as they will expire Saturday.
Those who purchased the passes will now have a chance to win one of two $50 Visa gift cards after filling out of survey on the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission’s website.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Those who have driven Prince William Parkway outside the McCoart Building during the past year knows road construction has lead to a few headaches. But now, orange cones are being removed from the $13.5 million project to widen the highway from four to six lanes between Old Bridge and Hoadly roads and new lanes opening up.
Drivers will also note a signal light that doesn’t quite match up with others in the area, at the parkway and Black Forest Lane. Where customers of the nearby Queen’s Gambit restaurant and bar enter and exit the road to get to their favorite watering hole, flashing signal lights have been erected there.
Metro has announced track work that will close the Franconia-Springfield Metro station this weekend.
The work is being done beginning at 8 p.m. Friday and will continue until the evening of Sept. 5.
North Stafford, Va. –– A wider Va. 610 in North Stafford is open to drivers.
While the wider road has been open to traffic for more than a week, the Virginia Department of Transportation heralded the completion of the project that widened the road from two to four lanes allowing it to carry more traffic.
Virginia State Police will escort an estimated 1,800 riders who are all a part of this year’s America’s 9/11 Foundation, Inc. memorial ride, which is expected to enter the state from Maryland about 2 p.m. at Leesburg. The precession is expected to take between an hour and hour and a half, and will travel U.S. 15 to Dulles Greenway east to Dulles Toll Road east.
The motorcyclists will travel in the far left lane and be cordoned off by orange cones, while drivers will travel in the right lane, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Deborah Cox.
The speed limit on the four-lane road Wednesday was lowered from 45 to 40 mph, between Onville and Shelton Shop roads.
Crash data collected over a three-year period shows the crash rate on that stretch of road is 20 percent higher than on other roads in Stafford County, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kelly Hannon.
By Joseph Swetnam
For PotomacLocal.com
Woodbridge, Va. — Transportation challenges in the Potomac Communities are getting recognition from state officials.
