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NIMBY Madness Leads to More Congestion
Arlington County’s 2009 lawsuit to stop the I-95/I-395 HOT Lanes project was just one in a long list of Northern Virginia locality actions that have delayed, downsized or defeated and […]
Is a New Potomac River Crossing Needed? Public Poll Says “Yes”
The Leesburg Today newspaper recently conducted a poll asking readers, “Is a New Potomac River Crossing Needed?”
I-66 Inside the Beltway; Key Questions Remain
Last week members of the General Assembly’s Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability questioned Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne on the McAuliffe administration’s rush hour I-66 Inside the Beltway tolling and transit […]
2015 VDOT Study: Cross-Potomac River travel demand in 2040
The Virginia Department of Transportation completed a study in July 2015 examining cross-Potomac River travel demand in 2040 at existing crossings between the U.S. 15/Point of Rocks Bridge and US […]
VDOT Potomac River Bridges Study Taking the Easy Way Out?
Yesterday VDOT released the results of a multi-year study of current and future travel demand on the eleven Potomac River crossings from Point of Rocks Bridge to the Route 301 […]
Have politics really been taken out of transportation? CTB Adopts HB2 Guidelines
At their June meeting, the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved the State’s new transportation prioritization program, known as HB 2. Despite the General Assembly directive that congestion reduction should be […]
McAuliffe Administration’s I-66 Inside the Beltway Proposal Fire! Aim! Ready!
The McAuliffe administration’s plan to toll and transit-enhance I-66 inside the Capital Beltway is problematic in many respects. Most transportation projects submitted and approved for the region’s long range plans are […]
I-66 Inside Capital Beltway Chronology – 77 Years in the Making
I-66 inside the Beltway is one of the region’s major transportation choke points. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Planned in the 1960s and early 1970s as an 8-lane […]
I-66 Study Details Please
“Smart, transparent and efficient transportation policy is an underpinning of a healthy economy – and no one understands that better than Gov. Terry McAuliffe.” -VA Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne, Op-Ed […]
Important Route 28 Progress!
Ground was broken last week to kick-off upgrades to Route 28 through Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William Counties and the City of Manassas consisting of: In Prince William Rt. 28 […]