Chapter 741 of the 2016 Acts of Assembly directed the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) to conduct a joint evaluation of traffic congestion occurring in the George Washington Regional Commission on Interstate 95 between mile marker 145 in Stafford County and mile marker 125 in Spotsylvania County, and an evaluation of alternative solutions to address traffic congestion, which may include but not limited to the extension of the I-95 Express Lanes further south. The legislation further stated that the results of such evaluation shall be submitted to the General Assembly as an executive summary and submitted no later than the first day of the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly.