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Metro works to address train door problem
Metro riders have experienced doors opening recently when they should not. The latest incident happened on the Green Line at L'Enfant Plaza, apparently because of operator error.
Metro board member: Public support key to growth
A Metro board member says public support is a key to getting Maryland, Virginia and the federal government to pay for a new growth plan for the transit system.
Va. Gov. McDonnell touts transportation proposal
Gov. Bob McDonnell made a direct appeal on Thursday to residents in some of the state's most congested regions to ask their lawmakers to support his transportation funding proposal.
Miller pitches allowing counties to levy gas tax
County governments in Maryland could raise up to 5 cents per gallon on gas sales for local transportation projects, under the latest proposal made Thursday by the state Senate president on how to raise badly needed money for transportation.
Metrobus crashes in Rockville
Metro says one of its buses was involved in an accident Wednesday morning.
Raise gas tax or sales tax to pay for roads?
WTOP's Kristi King reports. More in The Washington Post.
2 people die in separate morning crashes
The first day back to work after a long holiday weekend brought with it problems on four major commuter routes Tuesday morning.
2-year project on Cumberland I-68 project begins
The State Highway Administration says it's beginning a two-year project to renovate the Interstate 68 bridge over Cumberland.
Officials: Safety improvements to 16th Street traffic circle taking too long
Major safety improvements are in the works for an oddly shaped traffic circle that connects Montgomery County and D.C., but local leaders say the process of improving the problematic circle is taking too long.
Metro nearly sells out of commemorative SmarTrip cards
The transit agency says as of 2 p.m. Sunday that there a few thousand of the cards left at the Metro Center sales office in downtown D.C., but there are long lines to pick up the cards.
Purple Line would cut time, but funds still lacking
It is still more than a decade away, but the Purple Line could change the way people travel between Montgomery and Prince George's counties.
D.C. extends public comment period on new building codes
The District government has extended the public comment period on D.C.'s extensive new building codes through Feb. 22.
Metro won't stay open late for unofficial inaugural balls
Despite late night unofficial inaugural balls, Metro won't run late.
For those living near ICC, noise fight continues
A local community group is continuing it's fight against the Maryland Transportation Authority, arguing the noise on the InterCounty Connector is making life in the neighborhood unbearable.
Fairfax Co. Chamber backs McDonnell's transportation funding bill
The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce has tossed its support to Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation funding plan, the largest organization in the Washington area so far to back the controversial proposal.
Documents reveal no-bid contract at airports authority
Documents show a former top official at the agency that manages the Washington area's two airports created a no-bid contract that paid his wife and daughter more than $175,000.
Va. Beltway main lanes to get travel times estimates
A change the Virginia Department of Transportation hopes to make in the spring will give Capital Beltway drivers a better idea of whether it's worth their time and money to take the 495 Express Lanes.
Metro: Red Line back to normal
Metro says it has finished some emergency maintenance that caused major delays on the busy Red Line during the morning rush hour.
Police nabbing speeders on Intercounty Connector
Better slow down on the Intercounty Connector.
BRAC-related traffic solutions moving forward in Bethesda
Drivers in Bethesda are familiar with BRAC- related construction aimed at easing the traffic crush around Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and that work is progressing.
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