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Md. rolls out new snowplow-tracking app
Thanks to a new app from the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration, drivers can track crews in real time as they clear the roads.
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Maryland to test new technology to reduce risk to human flagging crews
Instead of having a person with a long pole with “Stop” and “Slow” signs attached in highway work zones, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration will test the use of an automated flagger assistance device (AFAD).
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Weigh in now on toll lanes or other changes for Fairfax County Parkway
Toll lanes, regular lanes, bus service or bike trail improvements could be planned for the Fairfax County Parkway corridor, depending on public input received by the end of the month.
3 weeks ago -
Don’t get stuck as the weather gets cold — here’s what to check on your car
Winter is coming, said AAA mid-Atlantic’s John Townsend, and more drivers are going to get stuck because they make these common cold-weather mistakes.
4 weeks ago -
Fairfax Co. wants more Va. road, transit funding
Virginia should send more transportation money to Fairfax County to address road and transit issues, the county’s supervisors said, especially given the pothole-pocked side roads across Northern Virginia.
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Which DC-area airport is busiest?
Amid the Thanksgiving rush to the region’s airports, BWI Marshall remains the region’s busiest. Two-thirds of those flying there take Southwest. What’s the region’s second-busiest airport?
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When are the worst times to travel on DC-area roads this Thanksgiving?
Unlike in previous years, Tuesday, not Wednesday, is expected to be the worst traffic day this Thanksgiving season. Here’s what you can expect.
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Uber deal offers more wheelchair-accessible vehicles around DC area
The agreement with MV Transportation will provide “hundreds” of wheelchair-accessible vehicles in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago and Toronto, Uber said.
4 weeks ago -
Thanksgiving weekend Metro work precedes Yellow Line shutdown
From next Monday through the end of the day Dec. 9, crews will shut down the Yellow Line bridge over the Potomac River to rebuild the concrete pads and other track support infrastructure. But before that, here’s what public transit will look like during Thanksgiving.
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Alexandria leaders see Amazon HQ2 as economic boom, not traffic nightmare
Alexandria leaders reject the notion that Amazon’s move to Northern Virginia will tangle up traffic. “We are focusing on ways to keep people moving in lots of different ways to get people around and we know we’re going to be able to do that,” said Alexandria Director of Transportation and Environmental Services Yon Lambert.
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Expect years of construction: Md. Beltway, I-270 toll lanes to be built in phases from Legion Bridge
Toll lanes around the Capital Beltway and I-270 in Maryland could be built in several separate phases and even operated by different companies under the latest plans released to industry insiders.
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Amtrak sets revenue record
Amtrak ended its 2018 fiscal year with its highest operating earnings and revenue on record, even as disruptions kept a lid on the number of passengers.
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Alexandria walk honors pedestrian, cycling crash victims
Dozens took to the streets Sunday afternoon to honor and call attention to the people whose lives have been lost or otherwise turned upside down in pedestrian or cycling crashes.
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Planners pick DC location for maglev train that could reach Baltimore in 15 minutes
Mount Vernon Square will be the place D.C. travelers will one day pick up a Maglev train that could take them to Baltimore in about 15 minutes.
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Amazon’s job impact may not be immediate, but DC-area leaders are still excited
While regional leaders are excited over Amazon bringing a new set of offices to the D.C. area, it does not mean workers will start swarming Crystal City and Pentagon City tomorrow.
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