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Dumfries Serves as Bike to Work Day Pit Stop

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May 21, 2013

Brian Gudmundson rode his bike to work on Friday.

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4 Vehicles Collide on Garrisonville Road

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May 17, 2013

An accident involving a dump truck, a mail delivery vehicle, a Ford Taurus and a Nissan pick-up truck snarled traffic on Garrisonville Road.

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Truck Hauling Corrosive Material Crashes Closing I-95

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May 17, 2013

It’s been a mess all morning long on Interstate 95 in Stafford County.

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Expect Road Work at Joplin Road Tonight and Tomorrow Night

Interstate 95 south at Dumfries [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

May 15, 2013

Drivers can expect delays tonight and tomorrow night on Interstate 95 south at Joplin Road.

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Aquia Boy Scouts Help Plant Trees Along I-95 for Express Lanes Project

Cub Scouts from Aquia Pack 213 join Virginia Delegate Mark Dudenhefer, Stafford County Supervisor Cord Sterling and representatives from the 95 Express Lanes private partners, Transurban and Fluor,  to plant trees off Centreport Parkway in Stafford County. The trees were offered under the 1,000 Trees in 1,000 Days program, an initiative by Transurban-Fluor to help replace trees along the 29-mile 95 Express Lanes project corridor. [Submitted photo]

May 15, 2013

Some area Boy Scouts lent a helping had to improve the scenery along Interstate 95 in Stafford County.

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Support for Transportation Reform Yields $286 Million in Improvements in Stafford County

Traffic on U.S. 1 north crosses the Falmouth Bridge over the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg into Stafford County, at the Falmouth intersection which will soon be expanded. (Photo: Jim Lawrence/For PotomacLocal.com)

May 15, 2013

After Delegate Mark Dudenhefer stood behind Virginia’s governor and voted for an $800 million transportation reform package last winter, Stafford County will receive some of the spoils.

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‘Orange Cones, No Phones’ Unveiled on I-95 Where Texting Remains ‘Vexing’ Problem

Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton reminds drivers of the need for highway workers’ safety in the I-95 Express Lanes Corridor. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

May 15, 2013

What once worked in construction zones on the Capital Beltway is now in use on Intestate 95: Orange Cones, No Phones.

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Crash Reported on I-95 at Dumfries, Both Sides of Highway Delayed

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May 13, 2013

Two lanes crash on Interstate 95 at Dumfries has severely slowed traffic this afternoon.

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Fatal Collision at Shelton Shop and Courthouse Roads Kills Stafford Man

Photo: Mary Davidson

May 11, 2013

A Stafford man died Friday when his car collided with another.

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HOV Closures Continue Tonight

Photo: Mary Davidson

May 10, 2013

Traveling Interstate 95 in our area tonight? Watch out for more closures on the HOV lanes from Dumfries to Washington.

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Dense Fog Advisory Expires at 10 a.m.

Drivers outside Quantico Marine Corps Base had to deal with dense fog on Thursday, May 9, 2013. [VDOT]

May 9, 2013

The region is under a dense fog advisory from the National Weather Service.

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$1.5 Million Awarded in Minnieville Road Widening Effort

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May 8, 2013

A portion of Minnieville Road in Prince William County is one step closer to becoming wider.

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Crashed Trash Truck Makes Stinky Traffic Situation

A trash truck ran off the westbound side of Va. 610 in Stafford County on Tuesday. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

May 8, 2013

A trash truck ran off the side of Va. 610 in Stafford County on Tuesday evening.

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Crash Closes Portion of I-95 South in Prince William

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May 7, 2013

All lanes of Interstate 95 south were closed just before 2 p.m. Tuesday after a multi-vehicle crash near Dale Boulevard.

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Woodbridge Bike & Pedestrian Trail System More Than Halfway Funded

A mother leads her daughter across four lanes of traffic on a busy U.S. 1 in at Featherstone Square in Woodbridge. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

May 7, 2013

Afternoon rush hours here are loud, busy, and full of both pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles.

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1 Seriously Injured in I-95 Crash that Caused Highway Closure, 8-Mile Delay

One person was flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash on Interstate 95 in Dale City. The highway was closed for about an hour while rescue crews treated the patients on the scene. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

May 5, 2013

One person was flown to a hospital for treatment after being involved in a crash on Interstate 95.

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HOV Work to Bring Weekend Delays on I-95 / 395

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May 2, 2013

The HOV lanes on Interstate 95/395 from Va. 234 in Dumfries to Washington, D.C. will close at 11 p.m. Friday.

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Prince William Students on Buses Involved in I-95 Crash

Photo: Mary Davidson

May 1, 2013

tudents from Mary Williams Elementary School aboard charter buses headed back to the school this afternoon were involved in a crash on Interstate 95 south of Fredericksburg, according to Prince William schools officials.

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Crash Closes Portion of Dale Boulevard

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May 1, 2013

A crash this morning forced the closure of all lanes of Dale Boulevard east at Darbydale Avenue.

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3 Crashes Snarl Traffic, Motorcyclist Left Seriously Injured

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May 1, 2013

All lanes of Interstate 95 are reopened at mile post 148 at Quantico following a multi-vehicle crash this morning.

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