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New Highway Part of I 95 Opens Cutting Fatalities
The final 22 mile section of Interstate 95 between Fredericksburg and Quantico opens, promising travel time drops and a predicted 25 percent reduction in deaths. Officials cite prior U.S. 1 versus Interstate 95 data showing fewer accidents and lower damages after earlier segments opened. A historic overview notes early roads from 1780s stage lines to 1927 concrete linking Richmond and Washington.
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