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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 , HOT lanes , Route 28 , Route 7 , I-66 , Metro , sales tax

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Billions in projects to make Va. road smoother, not faster

The Virginia Department of Transportation has developed more than a billion dollars in roadway projects for next year, which should make state avenues and routes smoother, but not necessarily faster.

Tags: Bob McDonnell , Jeff Caldwell , VDOT , Virginia Department of Transportation , Interstate 66 , audit , budget , Hank Silverberg , Paul D. Shinkman

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Overnight lane closures beginning on I-66

The closures begin Monday night in the eastbound lanes between the Capital Beltway and Route 50 in Fairfax County.

Tags: Capital Beltway , Interstate 66 , Route 123 , Virginia Department of Transportation , VDOT , Max Smith , Route 236

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Committee to put pressure on Dulles Greenway owners

It's a private highway with tolls that have been increasing over the last few years, but now there is some new pressure on the company that owns the Dulles Greenway.

Tags: Dulles Greenway , TRIP II , Toll Road Investors Partnership II , Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority , Frank Wolf , Dulles Toll Road , Virginia Department of Transportation , toll road , Route 7 , Virginia State Corporation Commission , Hank Silverberg

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Traffic and transit changes for Veterans Day

There will be a number of major traffic and transit schedule changes Thursday due to the Veterans Day holiday.

Tags: Veterans Day , HOV lanes , WMATA , Interstate 270 , Rock Creek Parkway , Clara Barton Parkway , Canal Road , Connecticut Avenue , 16th Street , Capitol Hill , MARC , VRE , RideOn Buses , Adam Tuss

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Route 50 closed near Annapolis after 8-car crash

One person was seriously injured and another taken to an area hospital after an eight-car accident on Route 50 near Annapolis.

Tags: Maryland State Police

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Would pay-to-drive solve congestion problems?

The idea creating 1,650 miles of "variably priced" lanes on Capital Beltway, Interstates 270, 66 and 95, Route 50, the George Washington Parkway and others, is being floated as a "what-if" scenario by area transportation officials.

Tags: National Capital Region Transportation Planning Bo , Chris Zimmerman , Capital Beltway , George Washington Parkway , I-270 , I-66 , I-95 , Evan Haning

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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: Maryland State Highway Administration , Darci Marchese , Anne Arundel County , Prince George's County , traffic , closures

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Police patrolling highways for HOV cheaters

For the first time ever, police officers from Maryland and Virginia are teaming up for Capitol Region HOV Awareness Day on Wednesday. Officers will be looking for HOV cheaters on Interstates 66, 95, 395, and 270, as well as the Dulles Toll Road and Route 50.

Tags: HOV lanes , Interstate 66 , Interstate 95 , Interstate 270 , Interstate 395 , Dulles Toll Road , Adam Tuss , I-95 , I-66 , I-270 , High Occupancy Vehicles

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