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VDOT unveils new electronic speed limit signs along I-95 to control major congestion
by Tom Roussey
Cars and trucks on the I-95 Capital Beltway Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (7News/File)
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (7News) —

On Thursday, VDOT unveiled new electronic speed limit signs that can display different numbers depending on road conditions on a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 95. The limits displayed on the signs will be anywhere from 70 mph down to 35 mph.

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Twenty-four pairs of signs are now in place on northbound I-95 from near mile marker 115 in Caroline County to Route 3 in Fredericksburg. VDOT said that section of I-95 experiences major congestion, especially on weekends when people from the D.C. area return from trips.

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