But the New Year means crews and equipment will soon be working again.
Here’s some info you need to get around two of the major road projects happening right now in the Potomac Communities:
Traffic
The commuter railroad will resume full service Monday Jan. 3, 2011.
Today, VRE operated trains only designated on the schedule as S.
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Fairfax County, Va. –– Drivers on Interstate 95 today will have a new exit ramp to use in Fairfax County.
The ramp at mile post 166B south from the highway onto Fairfax County Parkway will reopen this afternoon, making travel easier for those headed to the northern section of Ft. Belvoir Army Base.
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Police in Prince William County plan to set up sobriety checkpoints in Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Dale City, Dumfries, as well as other portions of the county, hoping to find some very worthy “buzzed drivers.”
Even if you’ve had a few to drink and then get behind the wheel, police say “buzzed” driving is just as bad as drunk driving. (more…)
Lorton, Va. –– Warm weather means extended work hours on Interstate 95.
Franconia, Va. –– Metro set an all-time new Saturday ridership record during The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
While the public transit agency faced many issues the day of the rally, it still did not eclipse the record set during the most recent Presidential Inauguration.
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Fairfax County, Va. –– Virginia transportation officials Friday opened a fourth lane on Interstate 95 south in Fairfax County prior to the start of the afternoon rush hour.
The newly-constructed lane runs about five miles, between Fairfax County Parkway and U.S. 1 just before Woodbridge, and is part of the $123 million effort to widen the highway to ten lanes between the parkway and the Occoquan River. (more…)
Virginia transportation officials say motorists have become used to Harrell Road closing when it rains because of a poor drainage system at a culvert where the railroad passes over the road.
Water ponds on the roadway causing drivers to find another way around the water, officials said. (more…)
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Update 9: 10 a.m.
Virginia State Police on Thursday morning said the victim in Wednesday night’s fatal crash on Interstate 95 was 20-year-old Breauna Woolen, of Woodbridge.
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It appears the driver of an SUV lost control of the vehicle at 7:08 p.m. while traveling north on the highway, near mile post 166. The vehicle was traveling in the far right lane, flipped, and then crossed three lanes of traffic and landed on its top of the Jersey Wall on the left shoulder, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
The passenger was killed instantly, and the driver was flown to a local hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening.