Kelly Hannon, VDOT’s local spokeswoman, said the agency will install the new signs at all Park & Ride lots in Spotsylvania and Caroline counties. In Stafford, signs will be installed at the Mine Road and Staffordboro Boulevard lots in the State Route 610 corridor, and at the Courthouse Road lot.

According to a September VDOT press release, the “signs are being installed to address an increasing number of vehicles, boats and trailers that are being left unattended in the lot for an extended period of time, or abandoned.”

VDOT officials say Park & Ride lots were created to support ridesharing opportunities for area residents and to do so, an adequate number of parking spaces are required to meet those needs.

Although overnight parking is permitted in Park & Ride parking lots, Hannon reports the latest parking enforcement efforts are, “meant to keep as many parking spaces available for ridesharing as possible, while acknowledging that many users who do rideshare also travel for business or other reasons, and have a need to periodically leave their vehicle overnight.”