The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority and Norfolk Southern Corp. on June 30 announced the financial closing of the Western Rail Initiative Agreement, which will permit expanded passenger rail service from Washington to Roanoke and to the New River Valley.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has begun construction on a large new salt dome in Amissville to help bolster the agency’s capability to clear the Piedmont region’s roads of dangerous ice in the winter.

A new state law regulating “farm use” license plates does more than just crack down on those who may be abusing the current system that allows owners of certain farm vehicles to not register them with the state. It could also result in a marginal increase in Rappahannock County’s personal property tax revenue.

Traffic volumes in general are expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels this year, and Memorial Day weekend congestion is predicted to follow suit.

Saying Virginians need immediate relief from higher gas prices, Gov. Glenn Youngkin called Wednesday for a three-month suspension of Virginia’s entire gas tax, a move that would cut about 26 cents off each gallon at a roughly $437 million cost to the state.

Chair of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Debbie Donehey signed a letter sent to the head of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) last week requesting the agency reconsider reducing the speed limit on a U.S. Route 211 corridor in Sperryville near an entrance to Shenandoah National Park that’s been home to more than two dozen crashes in recent years.

To the dismay of local officials, business leaders and residents, a study conducted by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) concluded that a high-traffic corridor on State Route 211 in Sperryville near Shenandoah National Park that was the site of nearly 30 recent crashes shouldn’t have its speed limit reduced.

If you can't drive, Rappahannock County can be a difficult place to live. If you use a wheelchair, it is even harder since commercial wheelchair transport is practically non-existent.

Gas outages across the eastern U.S. peaked last Thursday, May 13 and have steadily been declining, says Patrick De Haan, an oil and refined products analyst with the data-tracking website GasBuddy. As of Wednesday, only 21 percent of fueling stations in the state reported outages, compared with 52 percent that were out of fuel on May 13.

In light of fuel shortages across the state, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) urged Virginians on Thursday afternoon to stop unnecessary travel and to avoid hoarding gasoline. Curtis Brown, director of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, said his department…

Colonial Pipeline restarted operations at 5 p.m. Wednesday as panic-induced gas shortages swept across the East Coast and Gulf coast states.

Gov. Ralph Northam has issued a state of emergency to address gasoline supply disruptions in Virginia following a rise in gas prices and some panic buying after a temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies much of the fuel for the East Coast.

The $3.65 million restoration of the 143-year-old Waterloo Bridge was completed more than two months ahead of schedule on Feb. 23, says the Virginia Department of Transportation. 

The Virginia Department of Transportation is discouraging non-essential travel today due to snow accumulation. Roads in Rappahannock County are listed as being in moderate condition as of 9 a.m. this morning.

VDOT says motorists can expect to encounter the following road work and construction this coming week, Jan. 11-15, in Rappahannock County:

New traffic pattern on Route 211 will improve traffic flow

The Virginia Department of Transportation will offset the left-turn lanes in both directions on Route 211 (Lee Highway) at Route 229 (Rixeyville Road) in Culpeper County starting next week. 

Amanda Butler, RCPS School Nutrition Director, and cafeteria staff immediately went to work to ensure that none of the county youth would be hungry during the closure.

“Sixty-four percent — 16 of 25 cases… of the speed tickets — have been given to non-local drivers, drivers who are residents of the zip codes of at least 30 miles away from this location..."

The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission has adopted the RRRC Active Transportation Plan, marking the first time that such a measure has been endorsed.  

Rappahannock residents who for years have displayed a valid Virginia driver’s license for identification purposes when passing through airport security to board a domestic flight will no longer be able to do so beginning next year.

Update: The owner of the trailer has been located and says he has permission to park the trailers at the intersection.