On June 23, the Alexandria City Council voted 6-0 to approve an ordinance renaming Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway in Alexandria, effective January 1, 2019.  This action regarding a portion of U.S. Route 1 follows three years of extensive public input. 

The City of Alexandria is partnering with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Inventors Hall of Fame on a summerlong scavenger hunt throughout Alexandria to celebrate the issuance of the 10 millionth U.S. patent.