Commute Notes

Commuter lot parking spaces to shift

Prince William County transportation officials have opened 365 new parking spaces at the Va. 234 / U.S. 1 commuter parking lot to make room for more cars.

The lot is undergoing a nearly $6.1 million expansion,and now the existing spaces in the old lot will be closed and new spaces on the expanded side of the lot will be opened, stated Prince William County transportation office spokesman Kattab Shammout in an e-mail.

Crews will do drainage work on the old side of the lot Monday, said Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission spokeswoman Christine Rodrigo in an e-mail.

Barriers will be erected to mark the closed spaces, and signs will be used to mark the changes in traffic patters, stated Rodrigo.

The change is not expected to affect OmniRide commuter bus service.

The project is expected to be completed in December.

VDOT sets detour for Exit 163 close

The Virginia Department of Transportation is closing Exit 163, Lorton Road (Va. 642) on I-95 north during overnight hours Oct. 13 for milling and overlay work as part of the I-95 widening project. For inclement weather, the backup night is Oct. 14. Motorists seeking access to Lorton Road should use the following detour:

Continue on I-95 North past Lorton Road to Exit 166B, Newington- Fairfax County Parkway, to I-95 south to Exit 163, Lorton Road (Va. 642)

— VDOT