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DDOT's Twitter use keeps department ahead of blizzard cleanup
DDOT spokesman John Lisle described the process and why his department continues to tweet.
Tags: technology , Web 2.0 , Gov 2.0 , John Lisle , Dorothy Ramienski , Blizzard '09
D.C. copper thieves may be posing as road crews
Copper thieves possibly posing as road crews are causing parts of the District to go dark.
Tags: copper , D.C. Department of Transportation , Terry Bellamy , Mark Segraves , Gary Emerling
Osprey nest on crane stops work on D.C. park bridge
Ospreys that built a nest on a construction crane have stopped work on a bridge along Washington's Anacostia Riverwalk.
Tags: District Department of Transportation , Ospreys , Anacostia Riverwalk , National Park Service , Anacostia River
D.C. offers mobile alternative to parking meters
A new D.C. initiative offers a mobile alternative for drivers stuck at a parking meter without any quarters.
Tags: parking meters , Paul D. Shinkman , Michelle Basch ,
New construction 'island' part of 14th Street Bridge work
The words "island" and "phase six" might sound like details straight from an episode of the now-defunct ABC series "Lost." Instead, they're part of a new traffic pattern facing area drivers this week.
Tags: 14th Street Bridge , D.C. Department of Transportation , John Lisle , Max Smith , Gary Emerling , I-395 , George Washington Parkway
Weekday lane closures on the SE/SW Freeway overpass
Drivers on the Southeast/Southwest Freeway will face lane closures this week as DDOT crews work on the bridge over South Capitol Street.
Tags: Southeast/Southwest Freeway , Construction
Local DOTs assess their salt stockpiles
With yet another winter storm bearing down on the D.C. region, local road crews are assessing their salt stockpiles. The consensus is that there is enough to spread around.
Tags: salt , road safety , snow , snow closing , D.C. Department of Transportation , Maryland State Highway Administration , Virginia Department of Transportation
Heavy transportation costs despite light snow
The D.C. region has yet to get hit with a real winter wallop, but all the pre-treating and minor storms are still gobbling up snow budgets.
Tags: snow , snow plows , snow storm , plow , pre-treating roads , SHA , State Highway Administration , VDOT , Virginia Department of Transportation , D.C. Department of Transportation , Department of Transportation , Adam Tuss
Snow causes some traffic problems in Virginia
A fast-moving storm left a light coating of snow on roads that was gone just a few hours later, but not before it caused a series of crashes in Virginia.
Tags: snow , snow closings , snow closing , VDOT , SHA , State Highway Administration , Virginia Department of Transportation , District Department of Transportation , Ron Riley
D.C. offers real time transit information
Making it easier for you to leave your car at home is the goal of a new smart map being tested in D.C. that provides real-time information about the transit options that are close by.
Tags: D.C. Department of Transportation , John Lisle , real-time information , Metro , Circulator
