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Joplin Road bridge to reopen after 6-month closure A newly rebuilt bridge that carries Joplin Road over Quantico Creek [VDOT] Good news for commuters: the Joplin Road bridge over Quantico Creek will reopen to through traffic on Friday, April 2, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The bridge was completely rebuilt after historic flooding on Aug. 13 required its closure. The flood was the highest peak flow that the United State Geological Survey (USGS) gauge adjacent to the bridge had seen in its 69-year existence- classifying it as between a 100 and 200-year event. Lane Construction was awarded a $932,000 emergency contract for repairs. The work included undergrounding of NOVEC power lines, as well as: ....
If you’ve ever driven on Virginia Route 234 past the Prince William County landfill, you may not have realized the area surrounding the highway has a name but a glance at the nearby water tower or public library reads Independent Hill. A map of the 544 acres of land included in the Independent Hill Small Area Plan and surroundings. Click to enlarge. (Courtesy Prince William Board of County Supervisors) During a public hearing Tuesday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors is expected to back a long-term plan to transform the currently nondescript area: A 544-acre plot bisected by Va. 234/Dumfries Road, with Colgan High School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Prince William Forest Park and the county landfill along its perimeter. ....
Peter Vivian Daniel was born on April 17, 1818, in Henrico County at the country farm of his parents, Peter V. Daniel, then a member of the Council of State and later an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and his first wife, Lucy Randolph Daniel. His maternal grandfather was Edmund Randolph, a former governor and attorney general of the United States. While Daniel was growing up, his cousin Raleigh Travers Daniel, who became a member of the Council of State and attorney general of Virginia, lived in the Daniel household and studied law with Daniel’s father. ....
Dumfries outlines plans to transform into modern village Dumfries Town leaders envision a modern village cropping up along Main. Street, around the existing Town Hall, which is shaded in brown on this rendering. Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood has long said he wants Dumfries to become a destination rather than a pass-through town. On Tuesday, the Town Council will have an opportunity to solidify that vision with an update to its comprehensive plan that seeks to create an urban village along Main Street, the two-lane thoroughfare that runs in front of the town hall. Plans to widen a northbound section of Route 1, known in the town as Frayley Boulevard, from two to six lanes, will mean all traffic will use the newly enlarged road section. When the estimated $146-million project is complete, it should ease traffic on Main Street, which today is used by drivers taking Route 1 south. ....