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Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes DRIVE SLOWLY: VDOT engineers mark Main Street in Washington to show' where monitoring devices will be placed tomorrow to detect speeding motorists. VDOT resident engineer Garrett Moore sprays white paint on the street after he and (left to right) Mayor Gene Leggett, VDOT District Traffic Engineer Steve Black and Sheriff Larry Sherertz consulted on which areas to target.
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