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Drivers asked to avoid, delay travel due high winds, deep freeze

By Potomac Local News
Traffic on Route 301 on crossing the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia. [MDTA traffic camera]

If you must travel, VDOT urges you to adjust your travel time based on road and weather conditions. Roads may be more severe based on forecasts north and west of the Fredericksburg area, warns the state agency.

Air temperatures will begin to fall today and stay below freezing over the weekend as well as pavement temperatures will grow colder, which can cause the potential for a flash freeze risk on any wet pavement. This may cause slick, hazardous road conditions. Icy conditions may occur first on bridges, overpasses, ramps, elevated surfaces, and in shaded areas.

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Tow-away warning signs to blanket Manassas Park; City to spend $1.2 million to ban commercial vehicles from parking on neighborhood streets

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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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Make your Christmas getaway on Wednesday, says VDOT; Storm moves in afterward

By Potomac Local News

Virginia’s highway crews will closely watch the weather as a pre-Christmas storm approaches.

According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, The National Weather Service forecast shows winter weather will impact the region from overnight Wednesday through Friday. The forecast shows the potential for freezing rain and sleet periods, below-freezing temperatures, heavy rain, and high winds.

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FredEx project: Overnight lane closures on I-95 through Friday morning

By Potomac Local News
E-ZPass Express Lanes under construction in Fredericksburg. [Photo: VDOT]

Between 9 p.m. and 10 a.m. the following morning, varying single to double-lane closures are scheduled nightly south of exit 140 (Courthouse Road) in Stafford County and between exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) and exit 133 (Falmouth/Warrenton) in Stafford.

During these work zones, all southbound traffic may be stopped for up to 30-minute intervals between midnight and 3 a.m. each morning.

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OmniRide D.C. bus service limited, recruiting efforts failing, fares reduced

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Most OmniRide passengers headed to Washington D.C. must use the Metro to complete their trips this week.

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Most highway work suspended, peak Christmas travel times projected

By Potomac Local News
Photo: VDOT

With the holidays hopping and the new year around the corner, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will suspend most highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia for:

While lane closures will be lifted in most locations, motorists may encounter semi-permanent work zones that remain in place during this time. Check VDOT’s website for the latest travel alerts in your area and around the state.

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Supervisors fund 2 sidewalk projects

By Potomac Local News
Occoquan, Va.

Prince William County Government press release

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors recently approved funding agreements with the Virginia Department of Transportation, or VDOT, for a total of $3.25 million to build and administer two sidewalks that will make pedestrians safer in the Town of Occoquan and along Token Forest Drive in the Coles Magisterial District.

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VRE approves $191M budget, wrangles with future: ‘Maybe we’ve lost the federal worker for good’

By Uriah Kiser

Ridership projections for Virginia Railway Express were revised to lower for the year, but localities will pay more to fund the state’s only commuter railway next year.

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