Liz Essley
Staff Writer - Transportation
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Northern Virginia leaders plan wish list of road projects for new funds
Liz Essley
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Northern Virginia transportation officials have a long wish list for the first $180 million expected to flow into their coffers in the next year from tax increases in Gov. Bob McDonnell's new roads package -- including widening traffic-clogged Route 28 and Route 1. The Northern Virginia...
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Virginia to take step toward express lanes for Interstate 66
Liz Essley
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Virginia is moving toward putting express lanes -- or possibly rail -- along traffic-clogged Interstate 66. The commonwealth next month plans to issue a request for ideas from companies on how to install tolled express lanes, bus or rail along the highway, from the Capital Beltway to...
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Judge's ruling puts Virginia road projects in jeopardy
Liz Essley
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
A Virginia judge's ruling threatens to jeopardize the way Virginia is using private companies to run the Beltway Express Lanes and build similar lanes on Interstate 95. Portsmouth Circuit Court Judge James A. Cales said in an oral ruling earlier this month that he thought Virginia's tolls on...
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Two new Metro entrances coming to Pentagon City
Liz Essley
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
The Pentagon City Metro station is slated to get two new entrances in the next two years. Arlington County is working to build a new $5 million elevator to take riders from the street to the underground station, as well as refurbish a pedestrian tunnel built decades ago but never used. The...
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Credo: Michael Cromartie, founder of Faith Angle Forums
Liz Essley
Published: Sat, May 18, 2013
Twice a year, Cromartie brings together big names in journalism with big names in Christian thought. His Faith Angle Forums allow journalists to learn more about the faithful and hone their own thinking on a range of issues. The Arlington resident also directs the Evangelicals in Civic Life...
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MARC to add weekend service between Baltimore, Washington
Liz Essley
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
Washington residents soon will have a new way to get to Baltimore or Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on the weekends. Maryland's MARC commuter train is extending its Penn Line service to Saturday and Sunday, thanks to a $60 million cash infusion from Gov. Martin...
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Washington Dulles International Airport turns to advertising to lure passengers
Liz Essley
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
Officials at Washington Dulles International Airport are trying a new tactic to lure passengers: radio ads not just for airlines or new flight options, but for the airport itself. The Virginia airport has been losing passengers over the past year, with the number of domestic passengers...
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VRE, MARC impose heat restrictions
Liz Essley
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Commuters going home on the Virginia Railway Express or MARC trains Wednesday evening will face delays as the trains go slower to avoid running into heat kinks in the tracks. VRE officials said Wednesday's forecasted temperature of 88 degrees varied so widely from Tuesday's high of 67 degrees...
