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Phase 2 of Silver Line to begin next month

As construction is set to wrap up this fall on Phase 1 of the Silver Line, work will begin next month on Phase 2, extending Metro into Loudoun County.

Tags: Ari Ashe, sprawl & crawl, Metro, Silver Line

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No word from Metro on control changes

Nearly four years after a deadly Metro crash, the agency is still uncertain when it will switch back from manual to automatic train control.

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WTOP Exclusive: Silver Line opening delayed until January

Weather-related construction delays will push back the opening of the first segment of Metro's new Silver Line by at least a month.

Tags: Silver Line, metrorail, MWAA, construction, Ari Ashe

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For pedestrian safety, Montgomery County cracks down on both sides

With 11 pedestrians killed in Montgomery County this year -- more than in all of 2012 combined -- some pedestrian advocates are saying transportation officials and police are not doing enough for them.

Tags: Montgomery County police, Thomas Didone, pedestrians, Ari Ashe

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No perfect commuting options for Ft. Belvoir

Ft. Belvoir officials are reaching out to more than 30,000 employees to survey how they commute and how alternative options could become more attractive.

Tags: Ari Ashe, Fort Belvoir, commute

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Beltway Express Lanes speed limit raised to 65 mph

The speed limit on the 495 Express Lanes will go up to 65 mph later this month after a study from the Virginia Department of Transportation concluded it would not pose a safety risk to drivers.

Tags: Beltway Express Lanes, Ari Ashe, VDOT, Joan Morris

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WTOP's Dave McConnell receives Career Achievement Award (Video)

WTOP's Capitol Hill Correspondent Dave McConnell received the first-ever Career Achievement Award from the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association.

Tags: Dave McConnell, Ari Ashe, career achievement award, Radio and Television Correspondents, Capitol Hill

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Three ICC bus routes face the chopping block

More than 100 people packed into the Owen Brown Interfaith Center in Columbia Thursday to hear more about the state plan to end three bus routes along the Intercounty Connector and to voice their opinions against the service reductions.

Tags: Intercounty Connector, bus service, MTA, Ari Ashe

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Fairfax approves bus service plan for Silver Line

The plan reworks the Fairfax Connector bus network to serve Metro's new Silver Line when it opens later this year.

Tags: Fairfax County Connector, Ari Ashe, traffic, congestion, commute, fairfax county board of supervisors

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D.C. Council chairman: DMV not fairly considering ticket appeals

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson admits there are problems at the Department of Motor Vehicles with adjudicating tickets and plans to look into legislation to remedy the issue.

Tags: TicketBuster, Ari Ashe, John Stanton, Phil Mendelson, Jim Graham, D.C. DMV, D.C. Council, tickets

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