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🌱 How Route 301 construction in Dahlgren could change your daily drive.

Dahlgren, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Dahlgren! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Route 301 construction in Dahlgren could change your daily drive.

Also on today's calendar: 67th King George Fall Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 67 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Monday: Cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 62.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fredericksburg District Weekly Traffic Alert: Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2026 (virginia.gov) — Drivers in Dahlgren should expect ongoing construction and changing traffic patterns at the Route 301 intersections with Commerce Drive, University Drive, and Market Center as VDOT converts them to signalized RCUTs through June 2027. This week’s Fredericksburg District alert also lists specific overnight lane closures and bridge cleanings across King George County and nearby localities that could affect your regional commutes.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday September 28
  • Memory Café: Relax and Reminisce
    Cooper Branch Library, 20 Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach
    10:00 am
  • Senior Movie Day →
    King George Citizens Center, 8076 Kings Highway, King George
    11:00 am
  • Chorus Club →
    Potomac Elementary School, King George
    4:00 pm
  • Tai Chi →
    King George Citizens Center, King George
    4:00 pm
  • Run and Fun Club →
    Potomac Elementary School, King George
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • General Dynamics Information Technology posted a job opening for Aegis Command & Decision (C&D) Officer Training SME in Dahlgren. Apply here.
  • Akima, LLC posted a job opening for Logistics Analyst / PR Creator in Dahlgren. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dahlgren here.

🗞 Nearby News

King George

  • ‘Dolly Parton Day' boosts beloved singer's Imagination Library (cardinalnews.org)
  • Macomber Runs for 204 Yards, Two Scores as WPI Defeats Coast Guard to Open NEWMAC Play (d3football.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Dahlgren

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