A bipartisan agreement on HB 1539 to increase funding and implement necessary reforms for Metro has been reached and sent to the governor for his signature, according to Del. Tim Hugo (R-Fairfax) whose district includes part of Prince William County.

Virginia Department of Transportation says its crews are mobilizing for precipitation that is forecasted to fall starting tonight into Wednesday morning. VDOT asks drivers to keep monitoring forecasts and to plan ahead for an impacted Wednesday morning commute.

Due to the high winds, the Potomac Mills Mall sign along I-95 was damaged. Structural engineers noted that the sign poses a significant threat to the surrounding area. Potentially the sign could fall onto I-95 southbound. Potomac Mills Mall property owners said they will not attempt to remove the sign until winds die down enough to allow safe removal.

Route 1 traffic will be shifting onto new pavement. The northbound lanes between Mount Pleasant Drive and Dawson Beach Road will shift Friday beginning at 10 a.m.; the southbound lanes between Occoquan Road and Marys Way will shift Monday beginning at 10 a.m. Both shifts are weather permitting.

Outstanding efforts made by individuals and organizations to change the behaviors of Virginia's motorists leading to crash, injury, and fatality reduction may be nominated for the 2018 Virginia Governor's Transportation Safety Awards. Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ Highway Safety Office is accepting nominations through March 16, 2018 for 13 different transportation safety categories.

In the Virginia Department of Aviation's just released the Economic Impact Study of 57 General Aviation and nine commercial airports, Manassas Regional Airport topped the list with economic activity of $375.4 million, with 1,351 aviation jobs and wages of $117.4 million

Del. Hugo’s HB1256, HB1284, HB1291 passed the House Transportation Committee. All three bills deal with tolling inside the beltway (ITB) on I-66 that was recently implemented by the outgoing McAuliffe administration.

Prince William County Schools issued the following statement this morning, Feb. 5: "We are sad to report that a PWCS bus driver was killed this morning by a bus reportedly backing out of the service bay at McCuin Transportation Center. An investigation is underway. We are withholding the name pending full notification of family members."