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Showdown over Metro hours set after committee approves status quo into 2020
Metro moved closer Thursday to keeping its current hours for at least another year, even as the District threatened to block the plans in two weeks over concerns that the reduced service could remain indefinitely.
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Va. House, Senate endorse first speed cameras in Virginia
The final version of the legislation headed for Gov. Ralph Northam’s desk only allows for handheld speed cameras used by police officers while in highway work zones.
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What to expect on Metro and other transit options Presidents Day weekend
A Yellow Line shutdown and track work on all other lines will slow Metro riders over Presidents Day weekend.
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Maryland potholes that ate tires for breakfast now patched before dinner
Potholes opened up on northbound Route 4 on the deck of the bridge over the western branch of the Patuxent River. Crews with the Maryland State Highway Administration temporarily patched the holes Wednesday morning.
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Metro plan for another shutdown could include free SmarTrips for feds
After Metro lost about $6 million in fare and other revenues during the most recent partial shutdown of the federal government, the agency is working on plans to help riders continue using the system if there is another shutdown as soon as this weekend.
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Tolls off the table for Fairfax County Parkway
The possibility of HOV lanes on Fairfax County Parkway drew opposition from the public at a Board of Supervisors’ Transportation Committee meeting Tuesday afternoon.
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What’s with DC’s terrible commute? Study suggests Pierre L’Enfant is to blame
Compare a 40-hour workweek to how much time people waste in traffic in the D.C. area and you’d be sitting around for nearly a month, according to number crunching by INRIX, Inc. that ranks the region’s congestion as second worst in the nation.
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In a once-flourishing taxicab mecca, DC rides plummet
Ridesharing services are having a dramatic effect on the number of taxicab rides in the nation’s capital.
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Montgomery Co. official seeks free bus rides for feds in case of new shutdown
For now, a second federal government shutdown in 2019 looks unlikely. Still, some area leaders are working to lessen the impact of a shutdown on federal workers in the event that negotiations fail.
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New DC signs banning right turns on red to go up starting Feb. 19
“No right turn on red” signs will start going up in dozens of new D.C. locations starting February 19, as long as weather permits.
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Over DC objection, vote set to keep current Metro hours
The Metro Board is moving toward extending current rail service hours for at least another year, with the support of Maryland, Virginia and federal appointees — but the District continues to object to continued service cuts.
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Work begins to finish first phase of Silver Line
Work begins this week to finally finish the last significant piece of the first phase of the Silver Line project, which opened to riders in 2014.
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Navigation apps sending heavy traffic through quiet Alexandria neighborhoods
Sandwiched between Interstate 395 and Interstate 495 and fed up with cut-through commuter traffic, residents of central Alexandria are asking the city for help.
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E-scooters lead to more than 1,000 injuries in US, Consumer Reports finds
More than 1,000 people in the past two years have been injured while riding dockless electric scooters that have popped up in D.C. and in most major U.S. cities, according to a new study from Consumer Reports.
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Expect delays: Another bandage for a crumbling Beltway bridge
Emergency repairs to a crumbling Capital Beltway bridge in Prince George’s County are expected to cause delays for southbound drivers early this weekend. The work starts around 9 p.m. Friday and can last up to noon on Saturday.
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