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End of the road for I-66 'red X' sign
The "red x" or green arrow that can open up an extra lane to traffic on Interstate 66 will switch off for the final time Friday night between Route 123 and the Capital Beltway. The $39 million system that has helped boost speeds outside of rush hour is being turned off less than three years after it was activated to make way for major construction of HOV and toll lanes.
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- Tornadoes sweep through Iowa; major damage and some injuries
- BWI Marshall expansion gets OK amid airport noise concern new
- Funds started in honor of Capital Gazette victims raise close to $700K new
- ‘I pray for our cops every day’: Law enforcement deaths spiking, guns No. 1 cause new
- Baltimore officer charged with DUI after crashing car while off-duty new
- 2018 sales tax holidays: What you can buy and where in Va., Md.
- Most expensive piece of land in the DC area? This might have set the record
- Round 2 for Trump-Putin: A fall invite amid summit mop-up updated
- It’s official: David Blair asks for partial recount in Montgomery Co. exec race
- Young adults 'drinking themselves to death'
- Police ID 2 women hit, killed by CSX train in Montgomery Co. updated
- Airman who inspired ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ film has died
- 7-year-old Baltimore girl shot in car has died, police say
- With ‘slut’ comments, Lewis’ radio career flares up again
- Senate Democrats warn of 'food fight' over government reorganization
2018's most valuable sports teams
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Merriweather to host final Warped Tour
WTOP talks with the tour's founder. Find out why a rite of passage for a generation of alternative music fans will be coming to an end.
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Danica's big night, empowering moments at ESPY Awards
Racecar driver Danica Patrick became the first female host of the ESPYs Wednesday night. But that achievement wasn't the only moment that will have people talking. See photos.
