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Major Repairs to Begin at Learning Lane, Access to Walker-Grant Middle School and Lafayette Elementary School will be Impacted
(Fredericksburg, VA) July 17, 2024 – The City of Fredericksburg has had an active project to replace failing culvert stormwater pipes under Learning Lane near the intersection of Emancipation Highway (US 1) for several years. The embankment adjacent to the storm pipes of Learning Lane is compromised due to the failing pipes, and this critical work must occur now which will impact school and community traffic patterns adjacent to Lafayette Elementary School and Walker-Grant Middle School. This work will inconvenience everyone who accesses both public schools, as well as those neighborhoods along the detour route between the schools and Lafayette Boulevard.
U.S. Civil Rights Trail unveils new historical markers in Fredericksburg
This story was reported and written by VPM News. Five panels along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail were unveiled Tuesday at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. They tell the stories of some of the first Black women to attend the university, including the “Big Five” — a group of Black female students from the 1960s.
VPM Daily Newscast: July 18, 2024
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