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Route 211: One of America’s oldest, shortest highways runs through Rappahannock
Route 211 also has a remarkable legacy. It is part of Lee Highway and at one time it was a notable tourist attraction for Rappahannock County, back in the 1920s when many highways had famous names...
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Rapp road flags
Here are some road and lane closures, detours and related work zones to keep an eye out for while traversing Rappahannock County in the coming days, if not longer depending on the project: [...] » Read...
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Unique Rappahannock Rapidan transportation model ‘going nationwide’
When it comes to transportation services for the elderly and needy in rural areas, the entire country will be looking to emulate the successful model operating right here in Rappahannock County. [...]...
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Rare traffic holdups
Route 522 paving in Rappahannock will be complete next week (weather permitting), and pavement markings painted soon thereafter. Route 522 cost: about $917,000. [...] » Read the full story at...
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Driving our villages, one ride at a time
VolTran, a small nonprofit organization based in Warrenton, put in nearly 1,100 hours and logged nearly 17,000 miles helping local residents without their own transportation get to medical offices,...
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Senators suggest truck tolls, restrictions on I-81
RICHMOND – Two state senators are calling for a study on the feasibility of imposing tolls on large trucks using Interstate 81. The potential toll revenue would fund safety improvements on the highway....
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Video: Rural Transportation — Going Nowhere?
Unedited video from last Sunday’s (Feb. 25) Foothills Forum community discussion surrounding rural transportation challenges, held at Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church in Sperryville. [...] » Read the...
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Have car, will help? VolTran is looking for volunteer drivers
Larry Stillwell, VolTran coordinator, Piedmont Resource Support LLC, said the program was started in 2007 but tapered off due to the recession. In the past year, VolTran has received renewed funding...
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Four times more Rapp residents commute elsewhere to work than earn living in...
Approximately 2,025 Rappahannock residents regularly commute to other surrounding counties for employment compared to only 531 Rappahannock residents who are fortunate enough to make a living inside...
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Thornton River detour
VDOT will close the Route 626 (Whorton Hollow Road) bridge over the Thornton River in Rappahannock County for rehabilitation. The timber deck bridge, located near Route 622 (Rock Mills Road), will be...
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Four local airports secure funding for improvements
Four local airports will receive federal funding boosts to improve airport infrastructure through the joint Department of Transportation-Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program....
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Flint Hill gets recognition it deserves
People now visiting Flint Hill for the first time will learn that in 2012 the entire village of 209 people — home to Griffin Tavern, Skyward Cafe, Blue Door Kitchen & Inn, Horse N Hound, Settle’s...
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Whiteoak Canyon bridge severely damaged, new bridge to be built
Shenandoah National Park Superintendent Jennifer Flynn stated, “We are grateful that our partners, the Piedmont Environmental Council and Trout Unlimited, are working closely with the property owner,...
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Gov. Northam backs plan to fund I-81 improvements with tolls
Gov. Ralph Northam announced plans Tuesday to move forward with legislation that would use tolls to fund improvements on Interstate 81. [...] » Read the full story at RappNews.com
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Virginia Senate kills stricter seat-belt law
Virginia will continue to have one of the weakest seat-belt laws in the country. [...] » Read the full story at RappNews.com
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General Assembly bans holding cellphones while driving
The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates on Tuesday each passed bills prohibiting motorists from touching their cellphones while driving. [...] » Read the full story at RappNews.com
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Postponed — Crest Hill Road (Route 647) Construction delayed by weather
Route 647 will now be closed to through traffic beginning Feb. 25. [...] » Read the full story at RappNews.com
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Safe driving advocates lament defeat of ‘Hands-Free’ legislation
Legislation, which died as the General Assembly adjourned Sunday, would have made it "unlawful for any person, while driving a moving motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth, to hold a...
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Crest Hill Road to close again next week
The pipe replacement project on Route 647 (Crest Hill Road) in Rappahannock County will continue this next week of March 4, meaning the road will be closed again. [...] » Read the full story at...
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Legislators delay decision on funding I-81 improvements
With a long track record of crashes and congestion, Virginians looked to legislators for solutions to improving Interstate 81. But as the lawmakers adjourned, one said the General Assembly passed only...
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