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Travel hot spots in the Fredericksburg region this week

By Deshaun Jefferson

Published May 1, 2023 at 10:00AM

I-95 looking north at the Cowan Boulevard overpass in Fredericksburg.

I-95 Northbound

Exit 130 (Route 3) On-Ramp

Ribbon cuttings mark end to $129M of road projects in Gainesville, Woodbridge

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 28, 2023 at 11:00AM

Officials cut the ribbon on a new Balls Road Road interchange at Prince William Parkway near Interstate 66.

Officials cut the ribbon on the region’s latest diverging diamond interchange that will open Monday, May 1, at Prince William Parkway and Balls Ford Road in Gainesville.

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New promise to build VRE station after near decade of delay

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 27, 2023 at 8:30AM

There’s a new promise to build a Virginia Railway Express station at Potomac Shores near Dumfries.

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Route 28 Bypass flooding, affordable housing concerns

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 25, 2023 at 2:00PM | Updated June 14, 2023 at 9:07AM

Residents gathered at the Manassas Park Community Center to speak out on a plan to build a $300 million bypass (a pre-inflation figure announced in 2019) in a floodplain between Sudley Road (Route 234) and Centreville Road (Route 28) just outside Manassas.

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Man, 27, eluded police, crashed, died

By Potomac Local News

Published April 25, 2023 at 11:30AM

A Stafford County Sheriff's' patrol car.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reports the death of a 27-year-old man from Port Royal who eluded police during a routine traffic stop.

A deputy tried to stop the car that was traveling at 76 mph in a 55 mph zone.

2 Fredericksburg residents killed in separate crashes

By Potomac Local News

Published April 24, 2023 at 5:30PM

Virginia State Police said a crash that weather played a role in a crash that took the life of an in Fredericksburg on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in the City of Fredericksburg. The crash occurred Saturday (April 22), at 5:35 p.m. along Interstate 95 at the 131-mile marker.

Heavy rain, debris caused lane closure on Rappahannock bridge

By Potomac Local News

Published April 24, 2023 at 12:30PM

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

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DMV issues redesigned drivers licenses

By Potomac Local News

Published April 24, 2023 at 12:00PM

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.”