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Weekend Wakeup: Bridge work, single tracking and cold temps

Bridge work brings detours to traffic along Route 50 in Virginia and Metro restarts single tracking. That and more in this week's edition of Weekend Wakeup.

Tags: weekend wakeup, traffic, construction, Metro, Courthouse Road, March for Gun Control

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An eyesore at Ocean City's Route 50 bridge no more

The familiar concrete plant that for decades greeted visitors coming into Ocean City is no more.

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Pedestrian critically injured on Route 50

An Anne Arundel County fire official says a pedestrian was struck by a car along Route 50 in Annapolis and critically injured.

Tags: Anne Arundel Medical Center, pedestrian,

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Ocean City's Route 50 is booming with business

If commercial building and expansion are any indication, the recession is over in West Ocean City. The Route 50 corridor is booming with new construction and development deals.

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2 acquitted of giving minors alcohol

Two people charged with giving alcohol to minors who were later killed in a wrong-way car crash have been acquitted.

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Police officers crack down on aggressive motorcyclists

Police officers from three departments are teaming up Saturday afternoon for a special operation on a road that gets lots of weekend traffic.

Tags: Montgomery County Police, Maryland State Police, Prince Georges County Police, motorcycle,

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Key step taken toward Bi-County Parkway

Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved $5 million for preliminary engineering and design work for the Bi-County Parkway. The ten mile stretch would extend Route 234/Prince William Parkway into Loudoun County near Route 50.

Tags: Bi-County Parkway, Commonwealth Transportation Board, Prince William Parkway, Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance

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Brace for closures and delays on U.S. 50

Later this month, Arlington drivers will find their commutes disrupted as the Virginia Department of Transportation revamps the interchanges on U.S. 50/Arlington Boulevard at Courthouse Road and 10th Street. The 10th Street Bridge will be demolished and rebuilt. The roadwork will require some short- and long-term closures.

Tags: Adam Tuss, VDOT, U.S. 50, Arlington, sprawl & crawl

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Arlington eyes real time travel system for Route 50

Arlington County plans to install a real-time travel system for the highway that will tell all drivers how long it takes to get from one point to another, from one end of the county to the other.

Tags: Arlington, U.S. 50, real-time travel, Clarendon Boulevard, Wilson Boulevard, Glebe Road

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