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Metro riders complain of sweltering railcars

Metro General Manager Richard Sarles tells WTOP the transit agency is currently facing challenges when it comes to air conditioning on trains.

Tags: Richard Sarles , Metro , Heat wave , Jeff McKay , Steven Taubenkibel , Dave Kubicek , Adam Tuss

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1st round of Metro fare hikes take effect

Metro riders are now seeing higher fare prices, on both buses and on the rails, as the first of two fare hikes has kicked in.

Tags: fare increases , Metro , SmarTrip , Adam Tuss

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Metro workers disciplined for 10-car run

After an extra long subway train rolled through eight stations, Metro took action against three of its employees.

Tags: Metro , Green Line , subway , Metrorail , Steven Taubenkibel

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Can anything ease Ohio Drive road work delays?

Drivers are frustrated by the delays this project creates.

Tags: Adam Tuss , Answer Desk , Ohio Drive ,

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Heads up: 2 new traffic patterns in D.C.

You'll see changes at the 14th Street and at the intersection of New York Avenue and Florida Avenue.

Tags: District Department of Transportation , DDOT , 14th Street Bridge , George Washington Parkway , Interstate 395 , New York Avenue , Florida Avenue , virtual circle , traffic ,

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Call made to open I-66 ramps all day

Rep. Gerry Connolly and the Fairfax Board of Supervisors are asking the federal government to open the I-66 ramps at Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road during the hours they are normally closed.

Tags: Interstate 66 , Gerry Connolly , HOV lanes , Fairfax Board of Supervisors , Sharon Bulova , Hank Silverberg , HOV , High Occupancy Vehicles , Monument Drive , Stringfellow Road

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Long ride on Metro blamed on 10-car train

It was a long ride to work on Metro's Green Line Monday after a 10-car train made its way onto the tracks and began picking up passengers.

Tags: Steven Taubenkibel , Metro , Adam Tuss

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Construction of HOT lanes moving forward in Va.

High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes are being built along that stretch, and some say the lanes are an ultra-modern, innovative solution to fighting congestion.

Tags: High Occupancy Toll lanes , HOT lanes , Sean Connaughton , Thelma Drake , Adam Tuss

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Can bikers and drivers coexist peacefully?

A prominent auto group is calling the D.C. Department of Transportation's decision to make major changes to new bike lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue a good thing.

Tags: D.C. Department of Transportation , bike lanes , AAA Mid-Atlantic , John Townsend , Pennsylvania Avenue , Gabe Klein , Jim Sebastian , Washington Area Bicyclist Association , Adam Tuss

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Work on Chain Bridge not finished yet

Weekend rains pushed back the completion of work on the bridge. One lane in each direction is open.

Tags: Chain Bridge , DDOT , D.C. Department of Transportation ,

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