Fredericksburg City Public Schools Make Jan. 28 Schedule Decision

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — All Fredericksburg City schools and facilities will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 28, due to road, parking lot, and sidewalk conditions following last weekend's winter storm. Essential employees will only report following supervisor guidance.

Fredericksburg City Council Work Session scheduled for Tuesday night has been cancelled.
Circuit Court will operate on a normal schedule. General District Clout, as well as Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court are closed. Trash and recycling will be canceled.

The Stafford Landfill and Belman Road Recycling Center will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m.. Curbside trash and recycling collections for Tuesday have been cancelled.

Due to icy road conditions from Winter Storm Fern, FXBGO! will only be running Routes 10, 11, 13, 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and routes 20, 21, 22, 31, 32, and 33 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Routes 12, 15, 23, 30, and the VF1 will not operate. Central will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The following stops will not be serviced due to safety concerns:

• Stop #15 - Greenbrier Shopping Center on Altoona Drive (Route 11)
• Stop #436 - Weis on Deacon Road (Route 20)
• Stop #435 - Culpeper Street | Greenwood Drive (Route 20)
• Stop #561 - Target on South Gateway Drive (Route 21)
• Stop #514 - Crescent Boulevard| Allatoona Lane (Route 22)
• Stop #515 - Crescent Boulevard | Pilot Knob Loop (Route 22)
• Stop #516 - Crescent Boulevard | Jason Lane (Route 22)
• Stop #517 - Foreston Village Center Weis (Route 22)
• Stop #223 - Keswick Apartments (Route 32)

Important Safety Tips:

Fredericksburg City wants to encourage everyone to practice safe shoveling techniques.

• Dress warmly, making sure to cover your head, fingers and toes
• Stay hydrated, but avoid heavy meals right before or after shoveling
• Move only small amounts of snow with each pass of the shovel
• Push the snow (DO NOT lift the snow)
• Take frequent breaks
• Stop shoveling entirely if you feel exhausted
• Make sure you take care of your neighbors if they are unable to shovel near their occupancy

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Snowstorm Resources

For the latest snow information:

• Fredericksburg City Government
• You can follow on Twitter:
  • Fredericksburg City Government Twitter,
  • VDOT Northern Virginia Twitter.
• Sign up for FredericksburgAlert.com

VDOT owns many of roads in Fredericksburg and they are in charge of plowing them.

• To report hazardous road conditions, call VDOT’s Customer Service Center at 800-367-7623 or visit online.
• Track road conditions.
• Track plow locations and status