The Rappahannock River bridge is a traffic hot spot in the region, where Interstate 95 drivers see regular delays.

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The new credentials incorporate enhanced security features that resist counterfeiting and illustrate Virginia imagery. While the current credential offers a view of the outside of the Virginia State Capitol, the new card takes Virginians inside for a look at the rotunda dome. Nature lovers will spot the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, Virginia’s official insect, and the American Dogwood, the state flower.

“The attractive design elements are actually layers of state-of-the-art security features,” said DMV Commissioner Gerald Lackey. “Virginians can count on their DMV to provide secure credentials that stand the test of time.”


Police and tow truck drivers will soon have a new tool in their ongoing tug-of-war with the drivers of trucks and commercial vans.

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This summer, taking Virginia Railway Express from the Springfield or Backlick Road stations will be cheaper.

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Fredericksburg officials celebrated the rebranding of the city’s regional bus system.

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The Prince William County Transportation Department will host a town-hall meeting in  Manassas Park on a $300 million bypass about four miles long and wedged between the Fairmont and Loch Lomond neighborhoods in Sudley, near Manassas.

The department calls it a public information meeting to be held on Thursday, April 20, at Manassas Park Community Center, 99 Adams Street, Manassas Park, both beginning at 6:30 p.m.


Local commuters who use OmniRide buses to get to Washington, D.C., the Pentagon and Tysons Corner will see their fares rise from $6.90 to $9 each way on July 1, as part of an effort to raise more revenue for the bus system, which is pressed by lower commuter ridership and rising costs. (more…)


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