Mine Road in Dumfries and Joplin Road at U.S. 1 in Triangle are said to be some of the most problematic roads in county during heavy rain storms.
School transportation officials say they are going to make every effort to get to theses bus stops, but with three inches of rain forecast to fall on the area, it may be slow going for some Thursday and on Friday morning.
Heavy rain could mean delays on Virginia Railway Express on Thursday.
The transit agency is warning riders who use the Fredericksburg line if flood restrictions are put in place trains could be delayed anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour.
Mt. Vernon, Va. –– A man who threatened to jump from an old railway bridge and car crash caused massive delays on U.S. 1 in south Fairfax County on Monday.
The Richmond Highway route 171 bus is experiencing major delays – the route that carries riders between Lorton, Franconia-Springfield Metro and the Huntington Metro stations.
Also experiencing delays at this hour are Fairfax Connector routes 151, 152, 159, 161 and 162.
Stafford County, Va. –– Railroad work will force the closure of a two-lane road this month.
The last time gas prices spiked like this was following Hurricane Katrina, AAA Mid Atlantic says.
Fuel prices in the region continued their upward climb over the weekend forcing drivers to pay more to get where they’re going.
Woodbridge, Va. –– More money will offset the impact of proposed fare increases for OmniRide commuter buses, transit officials say.
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission has presented its proposed 2012 operating budget, which has the agency spending $36.2 million dollars to maintain service. No new services will be added as part of the proposed budget.
But passengers this morning from Fredericksburg to Manassas had to deal with problems created by yesterday’s rain.
About 4:30 a.m., drivers headed to the Bull Run station at Manassas Regional Airport found out the access road to the station, Piper Lane, had been flooded out. The transit agency told drivers to find an alternate route to the station.
A fire and rescue vehicle from the Potomac Hills Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department was sitting in the right southbound lane of U.S. 1, just south of Boswell’s Corner, preventing drivers from traveling through a large pool of water that formed on the highway.
The crash happened just north of the Stafford County line and forced the closure of at least two lanes, according to Virginia transportation officials.
There is no word on injuries.
