
Dairy Road Bridge repairs begin in May
The City of Charlottesville will begin working on repairs to the Dairy Road Bridge in May 2017.

The City of Charlottesville will begin working on repairs to the Dairy Road Bridge in May 2017.

The City of Charlottesville will be reconfiguring pedestrian access adjacent to the southbound lane of the Belmont Bridge in late February.

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute discovered how mutations of a gene called CASK may cause genetic disorders such as microcephaly.

Angela Beagle, the mother of a child killed as a result of a car accident, will speak on distracted driving at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.

Governor Terry McAuliffe dedicated on Thursday a new bridge that carries Washington Boulevard (Route 27) over Columbia Pike (Route 244) in Arlington, as the “Freedmans Village Bridge,” in honor of Freedmans Village, a historic community that once occupied the surrounding land and was a refuge for freed and fugitive slaves during the Civil War.

The third annual Bridge Day Staunton will be held Saturday, April 25 from 11am-4pm. Bridge Day Staunton is a celebration of Staunton’s unique culture of local music, arts, history, food, artisans, shopping and community action.

Fishersville’s newest road, Route 636, also known as Lifecore Drive, is now open to drivers. The thoroughfare, including the Dennis O. Burnett Memorial Bridge over the CSX railroad tracks, connects Route 250 near the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center and the Wilson Memorial Complex to Tinkling Springs Road (Route 285).

The Charlottesville City Council has appointed a new Steering Committee to guide the design for the Belmont Bridge replacement.

A collaboration of local businesses announced today that they will sponsor the second annaul Bridge Day Staunton on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 11am-4pm.

Five Bridgewater College alumni will be honored as part of the college’s annual Alumni Weekend celebration April 11 – 13.
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