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Where Did I Put That $1.5 Billion? Oh! There It Is...
(Washington, DC -- David Schultz, WAMU) It may sound hard to believe, but the state of Virginia just found $1.5 billion in transportation funding it didn't know it had.The money appeared after an audit...
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VA Governor McDonnell Makes Good On Promise To Accelerate Highway Spending
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell(Washington, D.C. -- David Schultz, WAMU) We told you earlier about Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's discovery of $1.5 billion dollars in unspent transportation funding....
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Dynamic Tolling Coming To Virginia Express Lanes
I-495 in Virginia (photo by Dougtone via flickr)(Martin Di Caro -- Washington, DC, WAMU) You pay for electricity, your phone and Internet. You pay for most, if not all, of the services you use every...
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Virginia Breaks Ground on I-95 Express Lanes
(photo by Martin DiCaro/WAMU)Virginia broke ground on a plan to improve and expand 30 miles of High Occupancy Toll lanes along a stretch of the state's I-95 corridor.Like the 495 HOT lanes, the I-95...
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Virginia Homeowners Fight 95 Express Lanes Ramp
A homeowners’ group in Alexandria is fighting a proposal by Virginia transportation planners to build a highway ramp near their homes.Concerned Residents of Overlook, an upscale community adjacent to...
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Homeowners Group Notches Up Fight Against Billion Dollar Highway Expansion
(Washington, D.C. -- WAMU) A state project with federal money is meeting with local opposition, in a sign that construction and infrastructure expansion often sparks not-in-my-backyard resistance. A...
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Virginia Governor Promises Action on State's Transportation Funding Woes
Interstate 495 - Virginia (photo by Doug Kerr via flickr)Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell offered no specifics in his “comprehensive transportation funding and reform” plan to raise an additional $500...
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Northern Virginia Planning Big 'Outer Beltway' Road Expansion (Part 1)
Approximate rendering by the Piedmont Environmental Council, a group that opposes the plan.This is the first of a two-part series on plans to expand Northern Virginia’s road network and freight...
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Northern Virginia Road Expansion: Betting on Dulles Airport as Freight Hub...
There's already construction in the area, building new lanes, but planners are contemplating an entirely new highway. Pictured: Express Lane Construction on I-495 at Route I- 66 (Photo by Trevor...
View ArticleContractors Vying For Silver Line Phase II Have History Of Busting Budgets
The construction of Phase II of the Silver Line Metrorail to Dulles International Airport, one of the largest public transportation projects in the U.S., will lie in the hands of the contractor team...
View Article'Outer Beltway' in D.C. Suburbs Meets Opposition From Residents, Lawmakers
A proposed highway that would skirt a Civil War battlefield is raising hackles in Virginia.A group of six conservative Republican state lawmakers, flanked by dozens of local homeowners, announced their...
View ArticleVirginia Pushes For 'Outer Beltway' That Critics Say Isn't Needed
Virginia transportation officials are pressing ahead with plans for a major north-south highway connecting I-95 in Prince William to Rt. 7 in Loudoun County, even as state transportation data shows the...
View ArticleGOP Opposition to Virginia Highway Plan Continues to Grow
Another Virginia congressman is adding his voice to Republicans questioning the McDonnell’s administration’s plan to construct a major north-south highway in Northern Virginia, a parkway running west...
View ArticleHow Roads Are (Un)Made: The Unraveling of a Deal to Build an "Outer Beltway"...
Building a grand new road in a crowded metropolitan area requires as much diplomatic acumen as engineering ingenuity. So a plan to add a so-called outer beltway in the Washington, D.C. area could...
View ArticleMeet the Little Known Board Making Big Virginia Transportation Decisions
In Virginia, a major transportation project goes nowhere unless it receives the support of the Commonwealth Transportation Board. This influential, 17-member panel picks the winners from the state’s...
View ArticleNew Highway Won't Turn Dulles Airport Into Major Cargo Player: Study
Building a ten-mile parkway in Northern Virginia won't turn Dulles International Airport into the premier air cargo hub on the East Coast, according to a study by the George Mason University Center for...
View ArticleNew Highway Along Beltway is Road Less Traveled
The 495 Express Lanes in Northern Virginia—14 miles of EZ Pass-only toll lanes where HOV-3 vehicles ride free—are still struggling to attract drivers nearly one year after opening. Traffic volume on...
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