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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 , HOT lanes , Mark Center , Alexandria , I-95 , Hank Silverberg , BRAC

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I-395 could be headed for more congestion

Take a congested roadway, add 6,400 new workers to the route, and do the math. What results do you get?

Tags: Base Realignment and Closure , BRAC , Mark Center , Rich Baier , Sprawl & Crawl , Jeff McKay , Adam Tuss

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Alexandria studying ways to improve traffic near Mark Center

Getting around on local roads can be a real hassle, and now Alexandria is studying ways to improve one congestion hot spot.

Tags: BRAC , Seminary Road , I-395Center , Rich Baier , Alexandria Transportation and Environmental Servic , Traffic circle , Beauregard Corridor Plan

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Cops in Md. and Va. bust HOV violators

Don't say you weren't warned. Police in Virginia and Maryland are saturating the highways Tuesday, looking for High Occupancy Vehicle violators.

Tags: HOV lanes , High Occupancy Vehicle lanes , I-66 , I-95 , Dulles Toll Road , I-270 , U.S. 50 , Kristi King

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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 , DDOT , John Lisle , Max Smith , Gary Emerling , George Washington Parkway

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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: HOT lanes , I-95 , Capital Beltway , Sean Connaughton , Chris Zimmerman , Hank Silverberg , Sprawl & Crawl

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Report. Va. transportation projects would grow economy

Time is money, and a new report says some major transportation investments could save area residents both.

Tags: Stephen Fuller , George Mason University , HOT lanes , I-495 , Beltway , I-66 , Adam Tuss

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Traffic improving following I-495 accident

Traffic officials have cleared the broken-down truck on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway near Springfield, but delays remain as far away as Dale City on Interstate 95.

Tags: Inner Loop , Dale City , I-495 , I-95 ,

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Arlington's Way or the Highway

Some say Arlington County is way ahead of the curve when it comes to smart, sustainable transportation. Others say the county is hindering regional transportation projects. WTOP's Adam Tuss and Hank Silverberg take a closer look at transportation issues in Arlington.

Tags: I-95 , High Occupancy Toll lanes , HOT lanes , Beltway , Capital Beltway , I-66 , Bob McDonnell , Rosslyn-Ballston corridor , Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance , Bob Chase , Arlington County Board , Jay Fisette , Adam Tuss , Hank Silverberg

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Southbound non-HOV hours expand through summer

The southbound, reversible lanes, usually closed by 9 p.m., are now open to all traffic until midnight Monday to Thursday.

Tags: High Occupancy Vehicle lanes , HOV , VDOT , Virginia Department of Transportation , Lorton , fairfax county , Prince William County , I-95 ,

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