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Revised Fredericksburg bypass would cross into Culpeper, Orange counties

Outline of outer connector proposal, courtesy of the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

Updated Thursday, August 17 -- A revived and revised version of an outer connector project that would create a path between Stafford and Spotsylvania counties would try to avoid populated areas by crossing into Culpeper and Orange counties.

During a Citizen Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) meeting held at the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Chairman Henry Scharpenberg presented a vision for a new version of an outer connector bypass around Interstate 95 and Fredericksburg, designed to relieve traffic congestion on the highway.

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