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Widening of U.S. 1 to ease Fort Belvoir commute

This fall, a project to widen U.S. 1/Richmond Highway between Telegraph Road and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway will begin to help ease the commute to Fort Belvoir.

Tags: sprawl & crawl, ari ashe, Fort Belvoir, congestion, Chris Landgraf, U.S. 1, Telegraph Road

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Consultant to study Virginia's military assets

Tags: military base

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Fix needed for U.S. 1 traffic 'nightmare' between Quantico and Fort Belvoir

Commuters traveling the 25 miles from the Quantico Marine Corps Base to Fort Belvoir know how frustrating the stop-and-go trip along U.S. 1 can be. Prince William County officials say they hope state funding will be allocated for two major projects to improve traffic flow.

Tags: ari ashe, Fort Belvoir, Quantico, sprawl and crawl, traffic, commute, U.S. 1

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5-cent property tax hike possible in Arlington

Real estate taxes for the average homeowner in Arlington County could increase hundreds of dollars each year as regional development and uncertainty about sequestration force the County Board to adjust to new realities.

Tags: andrew mollenbeck, Arlington, taxes, sequestration, property taxes,

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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.

Tags: traffic, Bethesda, michelle basch, Watler Reed National Military Medical Center

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BRAC losses continue to mount in Northern Virginia

Office vacancy rates in Northern Virginia spiked significantly in the past year as the military's 2005 base realignment and closure plan bore down on the region.

Tags: Crystal City, Ballston, Cushman and Wakefield

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Walter Reed, NIH expansions worry Md. officials

Tags: thomas warren, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, NIH, Bethesda

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New commander at Md.'s Aberdeen Proving Ground

Good things come in small packages.

Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Major Gen. Robert S. Ferrell,

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Construction of major HOV ramp to Mark Center possible in spring

The ramp near the Mark Center in Alexandria would have "no significant" environmental impact on the area around Interstate 395.

Tags: I-395, hank silverberg, Mark Center,

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Moran: New BRAC facility 'should not have happened'

Tucked in between U.S. 50, U.S. 29 and the Capital Beltway, the Defense Health Headquarters will bring all Department of Defense military medical health care operations to a single campus. The facility will house more than 3,000 employees and is expected to be fully up and running by July.

Tags: Defense Health Headquarters, Fairview Park, Jim Moran, Laura Miller, Raytheon, Linda Smyth

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