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Virginia finalizing options to end traffic on Natural Bridge
Virginia’s Natural Bridge is used by about 2,000 drivers a day on U.S. 11, and after being loved by people from Thomas Jefferson to tourists today, it is stable enough to continue carrying traffic — for now.
2 months ago -
Area road crews prepare for Florence
Ahead of Hurricane Florence’s arrival on the East Coast, area road crews are clearing drains and trimming trees to mitigate the effects of potentially severe weather.
2 months ago -
Widening work complete on busy Loudoun Co. commuter route
Virginia Route 606 is now widened to four lanes all the way from Evergreen Mills Road to the Dulles Greenway west of Dulles International Airport.
4 months ago -
Tolls, drones among key proposals for I-81 traffic fixes
Unlike other interstates in Virginia, delays on the approximately 325 miles of I-81 are most often due to crashes or other incidents that block lanes. That difference is expected to lead to some unique possible solutions to the sometimes mileslong backups.
4 months ago -
Northern Virginia has worst community roads in state, despite improvements
Riding along some Northern Virginia roads can sometimes feel more like a roller coaster, and Virginia transportation officials say that while they are making improvements, the fixes won’t come overnight.
5 months ago -
Bus fare discounts: Get to work for half the price
The bus fare discounts for commuters along Interstate 66 are meant to draw drivers off the road starting Monday for the next four years, as construction begins on two HOV lanes or toll lanes between the Beltway and U.S. 29 in Gainesville.
6 months ago -
More of I-66 ‘red X’ lanes to disappear
Work will remove the “red X” lane from eastbound Interstate 66 between U.S. 50 and Va. 123.
7 months ago -
Fixing Virginia potholes, pavement, bridges would cost $13.1B
To fix pothole pocked roads and crumbling bridges across Virginia would cost about $13.1 billion, and that’s just the VDOT estimate to get the roads up to “fair” condition.
7 months ago -
Sidewalks, bike trails approved to help Northern Va. commuters ditch cars
Eleven construction projects planned for Northern Virginia have been chosen to receive federal funds to help create seamless links for cyclists and walkers between neighborhoods and jobs.
7 months ago -
Virginia transportation agency faces corruption claims
According to court documents, a former superintendent and his deputy awarded millions of dollars in snow removal contracts to contractors from whom they each collected between $200,000 and $300,000 in bribes.
8 months ago -
Exclusive: Va. reaches financial close on I-66 toll project
The financial funding agreements, which had been delayed several months, will allow a groundbreaking on the toll lanes to happen before the end of the year.
1 year ago -
Steps being taken to avoid next ‘Commutergeddon’
“Commutergeddon” will never be forgotten by many people who spent hours trying to get home in icy conditions in January 2016. Weather and traffic officials are trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
1 year ago -
I-66 toll lanes, I-270 tweaks move forward
Projects on Interstate 66 and Interstate 270, two of the region’s busiest traffic arteries, have cleared federally required tests, which means work on the projects can proceed.
1 year ago -
Virginia transportation leaders drop I-66 air rights plans
Virginia transportation leaders laid to rest prospects of selling air rights to developers for projects built above Interstate 66 by saying it just won’t happen.
1 year ago -
Autonomous car tests coming to Express Lanes in Va.
Cutting-edge connected and autonomous cars are set to run through the 95 and 495 Express Lanes for the next three years, including while regular toll-paying drivers and carpoolers are in the lanes.
1 year ago
