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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: HOT lanes , HOV lanes , Mark Center , BRAC , VDOT , Sean T. Connaughton , Colleen Kelleher

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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Design flaw could be bottleneck for Fort Belvoir

Traffic would be jammed onto a single-lane ramp on one stretch of the Fairfax County Parkway.

Tags: Fairfax County Parkway , VDOT , Base Realignment and Closure , BRAC , Kristi King , Colleen Kelleher , Franconia-Springfield Parkway , I-95

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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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 , Interstate 66 , Route 50 , audit , budget , Hank Silverberg , Paul D. Shinkman

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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Audit to show mismanagement at VDOT

Virginia's transportation secretary says personnel and policy changes are coming to the agency.

Tags: audit , Sean Connaughton , VDOT , Barack Obama , stimulus , Sprawl & Crawl , Adam Tuss ,

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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Va. highway, road repairs lagging

The Virginia Department of Transportation is spending $318.3 million on road maintenance this year, less than half the state's pavement repair needs.

Tags: road repair , Richmond Times-Dispatch , transportation funding

Monday - 07/18/2011, 10:46pm EDT

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Dulles Toll Road drivers lose lane approaching Beltway

The change aimed at reducing congestion will seem counter-intuitive. The number of lanes is being reduced to five from six.

Tags: Sprawl & Crawl , Dulles Toll Road , Steve Titunik ,

Monday - 06/13/2011, 04:54am EDT

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VDOT conducting 2 studies to improve traffic on I-66

A commute on I-66 can be a dreadful drive, but the Virginia Department of Transportation is looking for ways to make it better.

Tags: I-66 , VDOT , Beltway , Fairfax Times

Saturday - 06/11/2011, 08:27am EDT

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VDOT: Construction should help commute on I-66

With billions in transportation dollars finally available, Virginia's Department of Transportation is highlighting some improvements designed to ease congestion on I-66.

Tags: I-66 , Vienna Metro station

Sunday - 06/05/2011, 07:29am EDT

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