A new Gunston Road bridge over Route 1 will be built and the old one torn down. The new bridge will be four lanes wide, allow for six lanes to pass underneath on Route 1, and will also be able to accommodate a mass-transit lane. 

Fort Belvoir’s Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security has announced the closing of the right, incoming lane of Pence Gate Monday.

2010 Census questionnaires arriving

With warm weather just around the corner, car owners need to know some tips to keep their vehicles operating in peak condition after the harsh and wet winter the area has encountered.

Officers from Fairfax County and the Virginia State Police visited Fort Belvoir Tuesday to demonstrate how to properly conduct motor carrier safety inspections.

Reserve culinary arts team scores big at nation’s largest culinary competition.

For the week ending March 13, DES reported the following:

Briefs

The construction of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s New Campus East building will use more than 45,000,000 pounds of steel. That’s 22,532 tons, 331 M1A2 Abrams Tanks or three Virginia-class submarines.

As a friendly reminder, the DES-Fort Belvoir Fire & Emergency Services reminds everyone to change their smoke alarm batteries when they change the clocks forward for daylight saving time. Additionally, people should test smoke alarms monthly.