– An additional day of work is needed to complete a scheduled bridge inspection of Falmouth Bridge. Travelers can expect brief delays on Route 1 northbound between the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County at Falmouth Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 22, between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Route 1 northbound will be reduced to a single lane on the bridge during the inspection period.
A 55-year-old Haymarket man died early Tuesday after his SUV collided with a semi-truck on James Madison Highway near Logmill Road.
The crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. on October 15, when the driver of a 2012 Freightliner semi-truck was making a left turn from a private driveway onto the highway. According to Prince William County police, the truck driver attempted to warn oncoming traffic by sounding the horn and flashing headlights, but the northbound Mazda CX5 did not slow or stop and struck the trailer portion of the truck.
Today, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) voted to postpone a final decision and not include the I‑495 Southside Express Lanes project in the current draft of the Visualize 2050 plan. Visualize 2050 is the region’s long‑range transportation blueprint, and projects must be incorporated in it to become eligible for federal funding and approval.
The I‑495 Southside Express Lanes (SEL) was first proposed in 2023 by the Virginia Department of Transportation and would extend express lanes roughly 11 miles from the Springfield Interchange in Fairfax County, across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, to the MD 210 interchange in Prince George’s County. ([Virginia Department of Transportation][1])
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has activated new pedestrian crosswalks at four intersections along Route 3 (Plank Road) in Spotsylvania County, between Salem Church Road and Gordon Road. The upgrades are part of VDOT’s Statewide Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, aimed at reducing pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
Crosswalks and signal equipment were added at Gordon Road, Chancellors Village Lane/Single Oak Road, Old Plank Road/Five Mile Road Extended, and near the Salem Church Crossing and Chancellor Center shopping centers. Equipment is scheduled to go live overnight on October 15, with full functionality starting Friday, October 17. Pedestrians will now have a dedicated crossing phase, and new median refuge areas will allow them to cross in stages.
A California man died early Saturday morning after his tractor-trailer veered off Prince William Parkway in Manassas.
Police say Jatinder Chauhan, 35, of Turlock, California, was driving a 2022 Mack Anthem truck eastbound on Prince William Parkway near Hansen Farm Road (formerly Balls Ford Road) about 4:45 a.m. on October 12 when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a guardrail. The truck came to a stop a short distance later.
A motorcyclist died in a two-vehicle crash Friday night at the intersection of Route 29 and Old Alexandria Turnpike, according to Virginia State Police.
Julian O. Ferrufino Coronel, 30, of Remington, was riding a 2016 Ducati motorcycle south on Route 29 when a Toyota Camry pulled into his path from Old Alexandria Turnpike around 8:53 p.m. Ferrufino Coronel was wearing a helmet but died at the scene.
The county has secured more than $10.25 million in federal funding to address chronic flooding along a stretch of Brooke Road, known as the “S-Curves.” The money comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s PROTECT Grant Program, which aims to tackle disasters such as flooding and extreme weather.
About 450 residents rely on this road daily—it’s the only way in or out of their neighborhood. It’s also a busy route to the VRE station and local parks.
