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Northbound US 29 in Virginia to close for weeks this summer
Northbound U.S. 29 will be closed for nearly a month this summer in Fauquier County, Virginia, near the Prince William County line, for significant safety improvements after a long history of serious crashes.
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Capital Bikeshare electric bikes temporarily removed after brake issues
Capital Bikeshare said it received “a small number of reports from riders who experienced stronger than expected braking force on the front wheel,” and its decision to remove the bikes is mostly preventive.
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Study to tackle congestion on parts of I-95 in Virginia
The board will conduct the study, with help from the Virginia Department of Transportation, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the Virginia State Police.
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WATCH: Man rescued after falling onto Metro train tracks
Security footage from a camera at Medical Center Metro station on the in Bethesda, Maryland, shows a blind man falling onto the train tracks and being rescued seconds before a train arrives.
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Speed limit back to 55 mph on BW Parkway
The National Park Service announced the speed limit has officially returned to 55 mph along the Baltimore Washington Parkway.
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Designer makes history with the world’s most expensive car
French hypercar maker Bugatti may have turned 110 years old this year, but it’s still making history.
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Dozens of homes would need to be torn down under plan to widen Capital Beltway
Dozens of homes would need to be torn down under a plan from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration to widen major highways in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
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Man on Phoenix flight ‘randomly touched the faces’ of passengers, jumped once plane landed
It was a strange episode on American Airlines flight 1346 in Phoenix, as a 25-year-old man touched the faces of other passengers and sprayed them with an unknown substance before jumping off the grounded plane.
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Southwest doesn’t plan to use Boeing Max jets until August
Southwest is removing flights with the troubled Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its schedule through Aug. 5, a period that includes the peak of the airline’s busy summer travel season.
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Tesla Model 3 will come standard with autopilot, online sales to stop
The company is ending online sales of the long-promised $35,000 base Model 3, expanding its autopilot feature to all trim levels of the vehicle and introducing a leasing option.
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Has making DC Circulator free actually drawn new riders?
A proposal that would make the DC Circulator permanently free of charge, a move meant to cut down on traffic, could face some challenges getting through the D.C. Council.
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Cherry blossom parade, Emancipation Day celebrations will close DC roads Saturday
Those planning to attend or maneuver past the cherry blossom parade or the Emancipation Day celebration should plan on extensive road closures throughout the downtown area.
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Va. Gov. to try again next year on hands-free driving
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will try again next year to prohibit drivers from holding cellphones, after a last-ditch effort was ruled out of order in last week’s reconvened session.
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Changes proposed for DC speed, red light cameras
A proposal from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser would shift oversight for automated traffic enforcement from D.C. police to the District Department of Transportation.
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Gridlocked and growing: How DC area can ease traffic as population booms
Already gridlocked, the D.C. area is expected to grow significantly over the next 25 years. But transportation planners say there are ways to keep traffic moving.
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