Scott Shenk

1 week ago | fredericksburg.com | Scott Shenk

The Fredericksburg region’s transportation planning organization approved a preferred path for a new Rappahannock River bridge, which would be the area’s first crossing west of Interstate 95. The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization policy committee voted to approve the locally preferred option. Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors member Lori Hayes was the lone dissenter as she was supporting a stance taken by her board.

1 week ago | fredericksburg.com | Scott Shenk

Downed powerlines closed Interstate 95 around noon Monday and caused traffic problems throughout the afternoon in the Fredericksburg region. The felled powerlines also knocked out power in Central Park. It was not clear how long the power outage lasted or how many customers were affected. No information about what caused the powerlines to fall was given by the Virginia State Police or the city of Fredericksburg, neither of which responded to messages from The Free Lance-Star.

1 week ago | fredericksburg.com | Scott Shenk

U.S. 1 runs through the heart of the Fredericksburg area with thousands of drivers traveling on the highway every day. One of those drivers recently asked why, from Four Mile Fork in Spotsylvania County to the Falmouth Bridge, “the asphalt has so many very rough bumps that is beyond belief … Any idea when this jolting and car damaging road will be resurfaced?”There are no plans to repave U.S. 1 from Spotsylvania to the bridge at this point, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

2 weeks ago | fredericksburg.com | Scott Shenk

A Texas-based company wants to build a battery power storage facility in Spotsylvania County. Only a few details on the proposal are available as it is early in the process, but the company, Plus Power, plans to host a community meeting later this month to provide more information about the proposal. The community meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, from 6-8 p.m. at the American Legion at 8456 Brock Road.

2 weeks ago | fredericksburg.com | Scott Shenk

Work is nearing its completion on a $15.9 million project to improve the Interstate 95 Massaponax exit, U.S. 1 and Southpoint Parkway, but there has been a snag. The contractor, Roanoke-based Branch Civil, needs to “correct paving, concrete and curb work to ensure a smooth travel surface on the off-ramp and Route 1 southbound,” VDOT said in a Wednesday statement.