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Southbound I-270 closures postponed

ICC officials have canceled sign work that would caused 15-minute closes on southbound I-270.

Tags: Interstate 270 , I-270 , Gaithersburg

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Patching project on Route 50 to cause delays

The Maryland State Highway Administration is patching nine miles of Route 50 between the Anne Arundel County line and Prince George's County.

Tags: Route 50 , Darci Marchese , Anne Arundel County , Prince George's County , traffic , closures

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Archaeologists continue to investigate mystery building

The State Highway Administration archaeological team continued peeling back layers of the unknown structure they uncovered near I-70.

Tags: Archaeologists

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3.6 magnitude earthquake shakes D.C. area

An early morning earthquake, or any earthquake, around here is unusual. The quake had a magnitude of 3.6.

Tags: earthquake , U.S. Geological Survey , Randy Baldwin , Jessica Sigala , Colleen Kelleher , David Buck , DDOT , Karyn LeBlanc

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I-70 rest stops set to reopen

Two Interstate 70 rest stops closed for renovations since April 2008 are set to reopen Wednesday as the state's first 'green' welcome centers.

Tags: rest stops , Frederick County , I-70

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Oops! It's not an interstate, unless you read the sign

A contractor goofed. A new sign on Interstate 70 lists Interstate 85. Only there is no such thing in Maryland. It's supposed to be Md. 85.

Tags: SHA , Buckeystown Pike

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Resurfacing will smooth nearly 5 miles of Beltway

Maryland will take some of the bumps out of your commute through Prince George's County, but a long-term road resurfacing work that starts Monday will likely mean delays on the Capital Beltway and Md. 4.

Tags: Capital Beltway , Branch Avenue , Pennsylvania Avenue , road work , Westphalia Road , Old Marlboro Pike , Forestville Road , Allentown Road , road resurfacing , Michelle Basch , Colleen Kelleher

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Oprah makes Maryland a 'No Phone Zone'

Oprah Winfrey's "No Phone Zone" is a national campaign to stop distracted driving. The Maryland State Highway Administration will support the campaign by taking part in Winfrey's nationwide promotion Friday.

Tags: Oprah Winfrey , No Phone Zone , distracted driving , Sprawl & Crawl , SHA , cell phone , Neil Pedersen , Martin O'Malley

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Budget woes may halt numerous area road projects

Tight budgets are forcing transportation leaders to make some tough choices about what regional projects should move forward and which ones will be delayed or possibly even canceled.

Tags: District Department of Transportation , DDOT , VDOT , Virginia Department of Transportation , Capital Beltway , Interstate 495 , Route 7 , Dulles Toll Road , Route 1 , Greenbelt , Father Hurley Boulevard , Wisteria Drive , Germantown Road , Columbia Pike , Sligo Creek Parkway , bike lanes , streetcars

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Low-cost option to keep traffic flowing: Clear wrecks faster

"The incident cleanup is taking, frankly, more time than it really needs to," says Dave Snyder, chairman of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' transportation planning board.

Tags: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments , COG , Dave Snyder , traffic accidents , traffic wrecks , traffic flow , Virginia Department of Transportation , VDOT , SHA , D.C. Department of Transportation , DDOT , Adam Tuss , Colleen Kelleher

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