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The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va., Scott Shenk column
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.WITH the warmer weather comes more traffic. And that means more young drivers behind the wheel. Not all teens are lousy drivers. But statistically, car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, according to the National Highway Traffic...Tags: Highway Transportation, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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BRIEF: James River Bridge work complete, lanes reopened
The Virginian-PilotNEWPORT NEWS The road work scheduled on the James River Bridge has been completed early and all lanes are now open. The work began Friday night leaving the left lanes in both directions closed while crews worked on the median barrier. The single-...Tags: James River
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Organizations leave Adopt-A-Highway duties by the roadside
The Roanoke Times, Va.Three out of four groups registered with Adopt-A-Highway in Virginia didn't report collecting any trash last year, state records show. That's possibly why there was an empty plastic motor-oil bottle on the side of Buck Mountain Road recently, 500 feet...Tags: Roanoke County, Highway Transportation, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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EDITORIAL: Highway plans built in a vacuum
The Virginian-PilotThis year's landmark transportation-funding package will pour billions of dollars more into state coffers in the next several years, and local officials are wasting little time making plans for Hampton Roads' share. Some of the money appears likely to...Tags: Highway Transportation, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, Hampton Roads, Economy, Business and Finance, Road Transportation
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CORROSIVE DAY AS I���95 COMES TO HALT
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Mike Merrick's trip from Washington to his home in Raleigh, N.C., normally takes about 3 hours, 45 minutes. Not so on Friday, after a tractor �trailer crash and hazardous-materials spill on southbound Interstate 95 caused massive congestion on...Tags: Traffic, Transportation Accidents, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Highway Transportation
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Valley News Briefs
The News Virginian, Waynesboro, Va.Woman arrested for hitting vehicles Authorities charged a Waynesboro woman with driving under the influence of drugs, on a suspended license after she smashed her minivan into a parked SUV in a convenience store lot, police said Wednesday....Tags: Albemarle County, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Human Interest, Virginia General Assembly, Prescription Drugs
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VDOT working to adjust speed to weather conditions on Interstate 77
Assignment ManagerA dangerous stretch of Interstate 77 may become the first highway in Virginia where the speed limit is automatically adjusted for weather conditions. The Virginia Department of Transportation recently announced $6.5 million in funding for the project in...Tags: Highway Transportation, Weather Reports, Carroll County (Virginia), Easter, Weather
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BRIEF: Traffic: Crash delays James River Bridge north
The Virginian-PilotAt 7:35 a.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation was reporting the following traffic issues: Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Traffic was backed up to King Street. James River Bridge A crash on the Newport News side had the northbound lanes...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Traffic, Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, James River, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)
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BRIEF: Lane closures this weekend at James River Bridge
The Virginian-PilotOne lane will be closed both directions this weekend on the James River Bridge. The closures of each left lane will happen at 9 p.m. tonight and continue through 5 a.m. Monday, according to a Virginia Department of Transportation news release. Crews...Tags: James River
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BRIEF: Afton Mountain work delayed again
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.The Virginia Department of Transportation has yet again postponed emergency work to remove unstable soil from the mountain above Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap after heavy rain and lightning Thursday afternoon. The project and attendant intermittent...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Apple iPhone
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Tolls loom large over road projects like third crossing
The Virginian-PilotThe region may see as much as $10 billion in new transportation revenue during the next 20 years, but the prospect of tolls will continue to loom large over Hampton Roads' most expensive projects. That reality was underscored Thursday when a boardroom...Tags: Travel, Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, Hampton Roads, Fort Eustis
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James River Bridge maintenance scheduled for weekend
The left lanes of both directions of the James River Bridge will be closed over the weekend for maintenance work. The Virginia Department of Transportation’s bridge maintenance crews will do partial median barrier construction work from Friday...Tags: James River
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