Several nighttime work zones will be active on northbound and southbound Interstate 95 this week in the Fredericksburg area, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). I-95 travelers are advised to use US 1 or US 301 to avoid delays. Message boards on I-95 will provide advance notice of lane closures and detour routes.

Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), the local bus company, will again participate in Try Transit Week and Car Free Day – two events that encourage people to find alternatives to driving solo. The seventh annual Try Transit Week will be Sept. 21-25. The educational event is designed to reduce the use of single-occupancy vehicles in favor of buses, trains, vanpools and ferries.

Rolling full closures of I-66 in one direction are scheduled overnight Tuesday, Sept. 8 in order to test Active Traffic Management System gantries, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Kindergarten students must be accompanied to and from bus stops by a parent, guardian, or other designated individual, according to a news release from Prince William County Schools.

Try Transit Week, which takes place Sept. 21-25, is a week-long, educational event designed to encourage Virginians to reduce their use of single-occupancy vehicles and try a form of public transportation such as vanpool, bus, rail, or ferry.

A DMV 2 Go mobile office is on site at George Mason University's Prince William campus in Manassas from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 1. All DMV transactions, Virginia birth certificates and hunting and fishing license applications are available.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) posted today a Draft Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for interested private sector teams to share their resources, qualifications and experience to deliver the $2.1 billion I-66 Outside the Beltway project in Northern Virginia under the Public-Private Transportation Act.

The City of Manassas Park reported late Friday that it has contracted with Branscome Paving, Inc. to perform road resurfacing on Manassas Drive between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday ending Friday, Sept. 4.