Fredericksburg residents will have a chance to weigh in on a new bridge over the Rappahannock River.
The Fredericksburg Area Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 15, 2023, to discuss the new bridge. FAMPO states a meeting agenda will be posted to its website by Thursday, May 11, 2023.
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Harry Scharpenberg, chairman of the Citizens Transportation Advisory Board, a regional think tank within the Fredericksburg Metropolitan Area Planning Organization, is pitching the outer connector to solve the region's traffic gridlock. On weekends and during rush hours, traffic congestion on I-95 leaves Stafford residents relying on two-lane backroads to get where they're going during peak times.
The outer connector project has been discussed for 30 years and has received off-and-on support. Leaders have considered multiple routes for a bypass road.
