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Virginia ditches part of HOT Lanes plan
The new plan to ease congestion along the Interstate 95/395 corridor does not include High Occupancy Toll Lanes in Alexandria and Arlington, but does include a High Occupancy Vehicle ramp from I-395 to Seminary Road, where thousands of defense-related workers are being relocated under BRAC.
Tags: HOV lanes , Mark Center , BRAC , Virginia Department of Transportation , VDOT , Sean T. Connaughton , Colleen Kelleher
Va. seeks remedy for Mark Center commuting crunch
A plan to move thousands of federal jobs to Alexandria next year has left Virginia transportation officials looking for a last-minute solution to ease a corresponding commuting crunch.
Tags: Sean Connaughton , Virginia , Mark Center , Alexandria , I-95 , I-395 , Hank Silverberg , BRAC
NoVa roads that could benefit from proposed transportation plan
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has proposed an ambitious transportation spending plan, so which roads in our area will get spruced up?
Tags: Bob McDonnell , Transportation , budget , HOV lanes , Route 28 , Route 50 , Route 7 , I-66 , Metro , sales tax
New Washington & Old Dominion Trail bridge opens
The old bridge was built in the early 1960s and needed safety upgrades. The new bridge is 4 feet wider, almost 30 feet longer, and provides a smoother surface for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Tags: Washington & Old Dominion Trail , Transurban-Fluor
Expert: D.C.'s traffic troubles tied to economic growth
The D.C. region ranks as having the worst congestion in the country due simply to an issue of supply and demand, according to one of the nation's foremost experts on traffic troubles.
Tags: Tim Lomax , Texas Transportation Institute , Capital Beltway , 11th Street Bridge Project , InterCounty Connector , Dulles Rail , Adam Tuss
Initiative offers food discounts to Tysons commuters who don't drive
A new transportation initiative aimed at alleviating Tysons Corner traffic offers discounts and a chance to week $100 a week in groceries.
Tags: NuRide , Dulles Rail , Hank Silverberg , Paul D. Shinkman
Idylwood Road Bridge reopens ahead of schedule
The bridge, which sits above the Beltway between Route 7 and I-66, was rebuilt as part of the HOT Lanes Project.
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation , VDOT , Steve Titunik , Idylwood Road Bridge
Va. HOT Lanes clear another hurdle
The long talked about High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes for the Interstate 95-395 corridor have moved a step closer to construction.
Tags: Hank Silverberg , Meera Pal ,
Arlington County drops HOT lanes lawsuit
Just days after Virginia announced the state would move ahead with the I-95/I-395 HOT lanes project, Arlington County has dropped the lawsuit that has delayed the project for months.
Tags: I-95 , I-395 , Capital Beltway , Sean Connaughton , Chris Zimmerman , Hank Silverberg , Sprawl & Crawl
TRIP: Make I-95 widening a top priority
Widening Interstate 95 between D.C. and Richmond should be Virginia's top transportation priority, but a national transportation research group adds a twist and it involves Potomac Mills.
Tags: I-95 , TRIP , The Road Information Program , Metro , Potomac Mills , I-66 , Hank Silverberg , Sprawl & Crawl
