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Lone Va. road funding bill survives
Amended House bill tweaking gov's highway funding plan passes, fight looms on Senate rewrite
Long-term traffic shift on 11th St. SE
Starting today, a long-term traffic shift is scheduled to take effect on 11th Street SE between K and L Streets.
Commuters' wasted time in traffic costs $121B
Report: US commuters spending more time in traffic, wasted $121B in time and fuel in 2011
Speed limit on ICC set to increase in March
Get ready to go a little faster on Maryland's Intercounty Connector.
Metro project to replace 3 escalators begins
Metro says it is starting to replace three elevators at the Pentagon station on the yellow and blue line.
Pedestrian safety is a priority for some counties, but not all
Crossing a street in the D.C. metro area can prove challenging for bikers and pedestrians, but some jurisdictions are doing a better job than others when it comes to balancing pedestrian and driver safety.
Red light camera studies differ on safety results
Study results differ whether granting a window for red light runners provides safer streets.
Pedestrian safety concerns persist in Montgomery County
Crossing some roads in Montgomery County has proved to be a dangerous task for pedestrians. Officials have recently cracked down on pedestrian safety, and have since seen promising results. However, some residents say more needs to be done to ensure the safety of pedestrians.
Weekend Wakeup: Track work will slow all Metro lines
Track work will slow Metro riders down this weekend on all five rail lines. Crews will be performing a variety of construction and maintenance, including platform reconstruction, electrical work and drain cleaning.
Metro head apologizes to passengers left stranded
Metro officials are apologizing for an incident that left hundreds of passengers stranded for hours on Metro's green line Wednesday evening.
Clipper delievers blast of snow during morning rush hour in D.C.
A quick-moving clipper delivered a blast of snow in the D.C. region on Friday morning, causing complications on the roadways during the morning rush.
Transurban: Express Lanes price depends on traffic
Less than three months since the Beltway Express Lanes opened in Fairfax County, listeners are telling WTOP that prices seem to be going up, even outside of rush hour.
Metro: Protocols not followed in Green Line outage
Metro is investigating what when wrong during a two-hour service outage during the Wednesday evening commute.
Potomac Yard Metro station debated in Alexandria
Potomac Yard is quickly becoming an up-and-coming Alexandria hub with a shopping center, restaurants and condominiums. In the next few years, the area may get a new Metro station.
Silver Line 'cooperation' among LaHood's accomplishments
Ray LaHood, U.S. transportation secretary
Going car-free could save nearly $10K in D.C.
Using public transportation instead of driving could save commuters an average of $10,502 a year, according to the American Public Transportation Association.
Dulles International makes cut for good business travel services
The Travel Leaders Group ranks airports in Atlanta and Charlotte as the best for connecting flights, based on surveys with member travel agents.
Planned traffic light at Maryland-D.C. border stalls
Four years after Maryland endorsed a plan to add a traffic signal at a busy intersection on Silver Spring's border with the District of Columbia, the plan is still on the drawing boards.
Speed limit on ICC could be raised to 70
A bill in the Maryland House of Delegates would raise the top speed on interstates and expressways statewide from 65 mph to 70 mph.
Study says Arlington red-light cameras proving effective
A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds that cameras in Arlington County have proven effective at reducing the number of drivers committing red-light violations, along with reducing the number of possible serious crashes. However, its findings are disputed.
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