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2nd round of major bridge repairs could snarl I-95 traffic all weekend
Major repairs to the Neabsco Bridge in Dale City, Virginia, are expected to lead to extensive traffic delays this weekend.
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Union: DC Circulator focused only on whiter, richer riders and private profit
The union that represents DC Circulator drivers and Metro workers released a report that claims Circulator — the privatized bus service — siphons taxpayer money and resources away from Metro and benefits largely white, wealthier neighborhoods at the expense of black, less affluent residents.
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Va. officials endorse projects linked to planned I-66 toll lanes
“They are things that were not included in the project itself, but things that can benefit the corridor — add-ons if you will to enhance the value of the project,” Fairfax County Transportation Director Tom Biesiadny said.
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Metro hopes for temporary Dupont, Farragut North cooling fix this summer
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said he hopes — but cannot promise — that a temporary fix for the cooling system for Dupont Circle and Farragut North will be in place at some point this summer.
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No trains to run from Foggy Bottom to Federal Triangle this weekend
Metro expects that shuttle buses could add up to 45 minutes to trips between the closed stations, which serve the Blue, Orange and Silver lines.
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Metro cars cause fewer delays, but track work takes a toll on travel times
In addition to 24/7 work zones, track inspections led to three times as many speed restrictions as there were a year earlier, said Metro’s chief performance officer.
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In suggesting Metro fixes, LaHood plans to focus on consensus
Former transportation secretary LaHood asked the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to decide how to address cost structure, governance and who will fund billion-dollar funding for Metro fixes.
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Metro spends more on contractors, less on work done by employees
Metro spent a bulk of its operating budget on contractors and third party companies, and it is planning to spend even more.
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Metro rider decline blamed on 24/7 track work, other factors
Metro ridership continues to decline across all times of day and days of the week, according to new Metro data. The number of average weekday rail riders is down 9 percent, and bus ridership dropped by 4 percent. That’s even with the near record-setting ridership for January’s Women’s March.
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WTOP track work guide: Surge 15, May 16 to June 15
New Carrollton, Landover, Cheverly, Deanwood and Minnesota Avenue stations will be closed until June 15. Orange Line trains to and from Virginia are scheduled to run to and from Largo Town Center rather than New Carrollton. Check out some of the workarounds to Metro’s latest round of safety maintenance work.
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Fairfax Connector launches bus tracker site, text service
Fairfax Connector riders can now track their bus’s arrival in real time, the county’s transportation department said Tuesday.
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DC area ranks No. 1 for worn out, overworked bridges
Not far from the White House and Capitol Hill, some of the bridges in the D.C. area make the list of the busiest, most structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges in America.
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First Md. Bus Rapid Transit corridor to come to Route 29
Instead of crawling along in traffic from Burtonsville to Silver Spring, plans to make Route 29 Maryland’s first bus rapid transit corridor could allow some commuters to zip past those stopped cars within three years.
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DC Streetcar extensions are ‘a high priority’ for budget
Expansions could go to Benning Road Metro station and west to Georgetown under Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget proposal, which allocates $199 million over six years.
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Public hearing on potential Va. transportation projects set in Fairfax
Toll lane plans, road expansions, bike lanes and commuter rail improvements are among the options that will be up for discussion.
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