Virginia Railway Express: "The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget received final approval Thursday evening, as the second of its two parent commissions voted to adopt the budget and accompanying six-year capital improvement program (CIP)."
"VRE’s FY 2025 operating budget totals $119.9 million, which includes operations, maintenance, and existing debt service. This is an increase of $11.0 million or 10 percent over the FY 2024 operating budget. The budget includes increases to fares of 5 percent and jurisdictional contributions of 14 percent. Both take effect July 1. VRE’s last broad-based fare increase was 3 percent in FY 2020."
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“Officials say the fire is located in the area of 9900 blk of Richmond Hwy in the Lorton area. Crews arrived to find a scrap pile on fire. Crews continue to work to extinguish the fire. No reported civilian or firefighter injuries at this time,” reports WTTG-TV.
Fairfax Connection: “Two juvenile suspects have turned themselves in for their involvement in the Franconia shooting that left a Woodbridge man dead.”
“On Wednesday, Dec. 20, Fairfax County Police officers were notified of two juvenile suspects who turned themselves in to Arlington Police. Both juveniles were transported to Fairfax County and charged. One juvenile is charged with Second Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. The second juvenile is charged with Principal in the Second Degree. Both juveniles are currently being held at the Juvenile Detention Center.”
During the VRE Operations Board meeting on Friday, November 17, 2023, in Woodbridge, the state’s only commuter railway, presented the results of an internal survey showing 94 percent of respondents favor Saturday service and a majority are willing to pay higher fares to get it.
VRE CFO Mark Schofield said that implementing Saturday service would lead to an additional $1 million in operating costs in FY2025. However, the railway’s overall operating costs are expected to decrease by $1.4 million due to other reductions.
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Transurban: "For the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, the 95/395 Express Lanes reversal will follow a holiday schedule to accommodate anticipated busy travel days:"
Wednesday, Nov 22, 2023
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Insidenova.com: “A recent listserv issue at George Mason University exposed emails from students replying to the president’s message on the Israel-Hamas war to the entire university.”
“The university then removed the emails from everyone’s inboxes, leaving students wondering if their school was trying to silence them.”
Virignia State Police: “Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash in Fairfax County. The crash occurred Nov. 9, 2023, at 12:20 a.m. on Interstate 495 at the 175 mile marker.”
“A 1998 Honda Accord was traveling west on I-495 at slow rate of speed. The Honda was partially on the right shoulder and partially in the right travel lane. A westbound tractor-trailer was unable to avoid the Honda and clipped the Honda in the rear. The two vehicles then ran off the left side of I-495 and struck the Jersey wall. Both vehicles came to rest on the left shoulder.”
“The driver of the Honda, Nicole M. Lewis, 40, of Dumfries, Va., died at the scene. She was wearing a seatbelt.”
“The driver of the tractor-trailer, Yvens Civil, 30, of New Jersey, was not injured in the crash. He was wearing a seatbelt.”
Virginia Public Safety Foundation: "The Virginia Public Safety Foundation will honor 30 fallen Virginia heroes on November 18, 2023, in a ceremony for all public safety agencies and families of the public safety professionals being recognized. The guest of honor will be the Honorable Terry Cole, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security. Our honorees (for Nov. 18) include 17 firefighters, 11 law enforcement officers, 2 state correctional officers."
Gary Clark Campbell, Spotsylvania County Fire, Rescue & Emergency Management
Work Related Illness, 52 years old
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"The existing 95 Express Lanes are reversible and operate only in the direction of peak travel. This project will investigate the feasibility of adding additional capacity to a portion of the 95 Express Lanes, allowing counterflow express lanes in the off-peak direction. As envisioned, the project is expected to address existing congestion and provide further optionality and time savings to Transurban’s express lane customers."
"Specific development objectives of the feasibility assessment include preliminary estimates regarding:
