David Vargas, 16, of Stephens City walks home from Sherando High School on Fairfax Pike near the intersection of Warrior Drive. The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to widen Fairfax Pike between the northbound ramps of Interstate 81 to 0.3 miles east of Warrior Drive. The public is invited to a meeting about the project from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Robert E. Aylor Middle School in Frederick County. Rich Cooley/Daily