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Traffic
Virginia State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in Stafford County.
The crash occurred Sunday, June 5, 2022, at 9:04 a.m. along Interstate 95 at the 143 mile-marker, at Garrisonville Road in North Stafford.
The east section of I-66 between Route 29 in Gainesville and Route 29 in Centreville will be reduced to three travel lanes, with the left lane/HOV lane closed for six days. The closure will allow crews to work more efficiently in paving this section of the future Express Lanes and will reduce the traffic impacts of additional paving during the coming months. Three travel lanes will remain open in this section during peak travel periods.
Following the paving of the eastbound Express Lanes, crews will begin final paving for the future Express Lanes on I-66 West in late June. This will also include the general-purpose lanes between Route 29 in Gainesville and the I-495 Interchange, according to VDOT.
Retired FBI agents and panelists will meet for a panel discussion on the recent drug problems plaguing Prince William County.
The panel discussion will take place Thursday, June 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 14242 Spriggs Road in Woodbridge. The event is organized by Gina Ciarcia for Congress, whose seeking the Republican nomination in a June 21 Primary Election for the 7th District House of Representatives seat.
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[Updated Tuesday, May 31, 2022] On Sunday, May 29t at 7:39 p.m. rescue crews were called to Austin Ridge Drive near Shields Road for a crash involving two vehicles. Drivers of both vehicles, and a passenger died at the scene.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit is continuing to investigate the crash.
Lane closures are lifted on most interstates and major routes through noon Tuesday, May 31, for the Memorial Day holiday travel period.
I-95 Northbound
The project will also convert the current southbound alignment into a two-way roadway for local traffic.
The 2-mile project will include retaining walls, storm drainage improvements, stormwater management facilities, pedestrian, and multi-modal improvements. The purpose project is to relieve existing and projected traffic congestion, manage access, as well as improve safety by including pedestrian infrastructure.
Construction on the $132 million Interstate 95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project is complete, on time and on budget, VDOT says.
Local traffic and through traffic are now divided among six travel lanes between Exit 133 (Route 17) in Stafford County to south of Exit 130 (Route 3) in Spotsylvania County, which is significantly improving mobility on I-95 since 70% of the traffic volume crossing the Rappahannock River is local drivers accessing either the Route 17 and Route 3 interchanges or both.
OmniRide’s ridership has begun to rebound from the pandemic in recent months. Average commuter daily ridership for May 2022 is trending to where it’s more than 50 percent of the last full month prior to 2020 pandemic-related closures and reduced services.
OmniRide’s Express (commuter bus) daily ridership increased nine percent this April compared to March and has increased almost 30 percent since February. Daily average ridership for the first two weeks of May is nine percent higher than the last two weeks of April and 13 percent higher than all of April. According to OmniRide, the increase could be due to the Federal Government’s order for employees to return to the office – as OmniRide takes commuters to such government agencies as the Pentagon, State Department, and other government centers
The majority of the listed streets are part of the city’s Asphalt Rehabilitation Program, which will rehabilitate issues that range from milling and resurfacing to complete reconstruction to installing proper drainage. The streets were chosen based on the high volume of daily traffic and are in worse condition compared to other streets that need work.
The city estimates the cost for the rehabilitation to be nearly $1.6 million.