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Add a Turn Lane, Ease Traffic

Published June 14, 2011 at 9:00AM

Another turn lane will be added at Springwoods Drive and Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge will be widened to improve traffic flow. (Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

The Prince William Board of Supervisors ordered transportation officials to authorize “quick take” powers to purchase a 21, 878 square foot tract of land owned by the Lake Ridge Parks and Recreation Association to add a third turn lane on Springwoods Drive at Old Bridge Road.

Currently, drivers waiting to turn left or right onto Old Bridge Road from Springwoods Drive have two lanes –– a dedicated left-turn lane and a multi-directional turn lane that allows drivers to turn left or right. A new dedicated right turn lane will be built on the acquired property, which is aimed at improving traffic flow.

HOV Violators Targeted

By Potomac Local News

Published June 14, 2011 at 5:00AM

Virginia State Police along with other agencies are cracking down on those who violate the HOV laws as part of a stepped up enforcement effort, Capital HOV Awareness Day.

Police will be out in force during both the morning and evening rush hours driving the length of the lanes as well as sitting along the highway trying to spot violators, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.

New Merge Lane Opens

By Potomac Local News

Published June 11, 2011 at 8:17AM | Updated July 18, 2011 at 9:34PM

(File) Drivers travel past the Pohick Road overpass at Lorton on the new fourth lane that opened Friday on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County. (VDOT)

Woodbridge, Va. –– Drivers merging onto Interstate 95 in Woodbridge will have a longer acceleration lane beginning tonight.

Officials Want Metro to Woodbridge on New Map

By Potomac Local News

Published June 8, 2011 at 6:22PM | Updated July 18, 2011 at 9:35PM

Washington Metro System (Courtesy: Planet Ware)

Woodbridge, Va. –– Officials want Metro to show riders they plan to someday extend system to the Potomac Communities.

Man Crushed by School Bus

By Potomac Local News

Published June 7, 2011 at 3:33PM | Updated July 18, 2011 at 9:10PM

A school bus and sedan collided Tuesday afternoon killing the driver of the sedan. (Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

Update 1:35 p.m. Wednesday
Investigators don’t know why the driver of a Toyota Camry lost control of his car and fatally collided with a school bus Tuesday.

Drowsy, Unsafe Drivers Targeted

By Potomac Local News

Published June 7, 2011 at 1:26PM | Updated June 7, 2011 at 1:49PM

Virginia State Police Sgt. Terry Licklieder inspects a passenger along Interstate 95 in Dumfries. (Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

Dumfries, Va. –– Virginia State Police over the next 72 hours are getting tough on commercial vehicle safety.

VRE Riders Bowled Over

By Potomac Local News

Published June 3, 2011 at 8:32AM

Virginia Railway Express passengers exit a train at the Brooke station in Stafford County. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

It’s not as if VRE riders are fleeing for their lives –– though it may look like it to the average bystander ––they’re actually running to their cars to be one of the first to pull out of the parking lot, skirting a line of drivers who eventually must wait to exit the lot.

It’s become such an issue at VRE’s Brooke station in Stafford County that a rider talked about it this week during a live web chat with VRE CEO Dale Zehner.

Driver Charged in Fatal Bus Crash

By Potomac Local News

Published May 31, 2011 at 7:34AM | Updated May 31, 2011 at 4:18PM

Four people are dead after a bus flipped onto its top this morning on Interstate 95 in Caroline County. (Virginia State Police

Teen Bus Pass Also Great for Baseball Fans

By Potomac Local News

Published May 30, 2011 at 8:00AM | Updated July 18, 2011 at 10:03PM

OmniLink switch riders buses at the Potomac Rappahannock Transportation Center in Woodbridge.

Woodbridge, Va. — It’s a teenager’s annual pass to getting around town, and it goes on sale Tuesday.

The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission is once again selling its OmniLink Teen Summer Pass.

Storms Bring Downed Trees, Power Outages

By Potomac Local News

Published May 27, 2011 at 7:24PM | Updated July 18, 2011 at 10:02PM

[Photo: Photo by Maddison McMurrin on Unsplash]

Update 7:48 p.m.
Dominion Virginia Power reports more than 4,300 customers without power in Burke area.

Original Post 7:15 p.m.
Fire and rescue crews have fanned out across Stafford County inspecting downed trees and reports of auto accidents after a strong storm moved through the area tonight.