A donation from a private company will enable the town of Ashland to receive a Flashing Alert sign that will notify citizens and travelers of emergency messages being broadcast on Hanover AM 1700.

NextEra Energy Resources, parent company of Doswell Limited Partnership, worked with Hanover Fire/EMS and the Town on the donation, which was announced this week. The donation will enable Hanover Fire/EMS to place the Flashing Alert sign on a location permitted by Town Council, potentially in the median strip near the intersection of U.S. Rt. 1 and Rt. 54.

“We’re doing this because public safety is a top priority for our company,” said Ron Rosinski, Environmental Specialist. NextEra Energy’s plant is located in the Doswell area and is part of NextEra Energy Resources fleet of clean and renewable energy facilities.

Ashland Police Chief Douglas A. Goodman, Jr. expressed his appreciation to NextEra Energy for the donation.

The 33rd Annual Railroad Run will take place April 30, 2011. The run will take place between 8:00 am and 10:00 am. We will begin temporarily closing roads starting at 0700 am.

The course will begin on South Center Street (west side of the tracks only) and go as far north as England Street, but will not interrupt traffic; as far west as South James Street; as far south as Gwathmey Church Road. Some of the streets contained within the race perimeter will be closed intermittently to include Cox Lane, Duncan Street (between Hanover Avenue and Early Street), South James Street, Hanover Avenue, Stebbins Street, Early Street, Howard Street and South Center Street.

All lanes will be closed on I-95 at Route 54 (Exit 92) for emergency bridge beam repairs, weather permitting:

• I-95 north: All lanes closed tonight from 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday
• I-95 south: All lanes closed from 9:30 p.m. Wednesday (March 23) to 5:30 a.m. Thursday

All traffic will be routed off at the Exit 92 ramp, cross Route 54, then re-enter I-95 at the onramp. State police will be on site directing traffic. Expect delays.

For the latest real-time traffic information or road conditions, call 511 or visit http://www.511virginia.org.