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Spanberger in Prince William tomorrow to announce $2.5 million for Prince infrastructure project

By Uriah Kiser
Spanberger

Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9, community leaders and residents of Prince William County will gather for a significant milestone in local infrastructure development. U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, representing Virginia’s 7th congressional district, will join Prince William County officials for a press conference marking the securing of $2.5 million in funding for an interchange at Minnieville Road and Prince William Parkway.

Recently signed into law, the funding is earmarked for constructing an interchange and other enhancements at the intersection of Minnieville Road and Prince William Parkway.

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Sinkhole forms on Route 610; Traffic delays expected

By Uriah Kiser

A sinkhole formed on Route 610 Road in North Stafford.

VDOT crews are on the scene to repair the hole in the center of the westbound portion of the street at Novak Drive. Garrisonville is reduced to a single westbound and eastbound lane near Novak Drive to allow crews to investigate the cause of the sinkhole and make repairs.

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Spanberger holds press conference to tout $1.7 in transportation funding

By Uriah Kiser

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) was in Stafford County on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, to tout her efforts to bring federal dollars to the district.

At a press conference at the county movement center, orchestrated by Spanberger’s office, said a county spokeswoman, Spanberger announced $1.7 million in transportation funding for the region.

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Spotsylvania not interested regional approach to transportation

By Potomac Local News
Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River. [VDOT]

Most of the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors made it clear during a meeting Tuesday night they have no interest in joining a Regional Transportation Authority with Fredericksburg as well as Stafford, King George and Caroline counties, the Fredericksburg Free Press reports.

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Virginia offering assistance with Baltimore bridge collapse

By Potomac Local News
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore before it collapsed Tuesday, March 26, 2024. [Image: Stream Time Live on YouTube]

By Sarah-Roderick Fitch

(The Center Square) – Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is offering assistance to the state of Maryland.

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Community distrust mounts at Route 28 Bypass town hall

By Potomac Local News
A resident speaks with Prince William Board of County Supervisors At-large Chair Deshundra Jefferson, and Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega who joined a town hall meeting about a proposed Route 28 bypass on March 21, 2024.

Residents living near a proposed Route 28 bypass near Manassas express a loss of trust in the county government’s decision-making process.

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Travel hot spots in the Fredericksburg District

By Amelia Breeden
Drivers on Interstate 95 south pass under Telegraph Road in North Stafford. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

I-95 Northbound and Southbound: Exit 126 (Spotsylvania): Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Single lane closures on both I-95 northbound and southbound starting at 9 p.m. followed by double lane closures at 10 p.m. between mile markers 125-126. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Construction of a new overpass of I-95 at Route 17 (Mills Drive).

I-95 Northbound: Exit 118 (Thornburg): Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Varying single and double lane closures at mile marker 119, just north of exit 118 (Thornburg), for maintenance repairs to the bridge over the Po River.

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