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July 31, 2019
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Northbound U.S. 29 expected to reopen by late Friday By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
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Herman the bichon frise is happy at his reunion with Dale and Nancy Vinson.
Warrenton vet reunites lost dog with owners in Kentucky after two years
To the relief of Fauquier County drivers who have had to endure more than three weeks of detours, it looks like the northbound lanes of U.S. 29 will reopen late in the day on Friday. “The detours will be lifted when the northbound lanes reopen to traffic. The contractor is going to take advantage of the complete closure to get as much work done as possible
before reopening the lanes to traffic,” said Lou Hatter, of the Virginia Department of Transportation. He added, “Once the lanes reopen there will be single-lane closures at night, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., for the contractor to complete work on the project. The contractor has a fixed completion date of Sept. 30, although it will likely be done before that.” Stone and asphalt still need to be laid in the northbound lanes, a distance of just under a mile. John
Lynch, VDOT Culpeper District engineer, said the road could be opened with barrels in place in advance of the steel guardrail that will follow. The closure and detours started on July 8 to allow the cutting down of two hills and re-grading of the northbound lanes to improve the view ahead for drivers and to reduce accidents. Chemung Contracting had a deadline to reopen the lanes See U.S. 29, page 6
By Jill Palermo
Times Staff Writer
When Dale Vinson of Cordova, Kentucky, first got the phone call Thursday, he thought it was some kind of joke. Someone was on the line from the Animal Medical Center in Warrenton; the voice on the phone told him they had found Herman, the little white dog he and his wife Nancy thought they’d lost forever two years ago. Vinson relayed the story while the couple were on their way to Warrenton from Kentucky. It was an eight-hour trip, and they still had about 368 miles to go. “Well, we’d done given up on him. We just figured we’d never see See REUNITE, page 4 INSIDE Business.............................................11 Calendars...........................................33 Classified............................................35 Communities......................................28
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