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Metro track work, IMF meetings on tap this weekend

Metro's spring break is over. Track work will affect travel on all five rail lines this weekend following a four-week reprieve. And the annual IMF meetings will close roads in the District.

Tags: Weekend Wakeup, dave dildine, Metro, track work

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Fairfax Connector unveils revised plan for Silver Line

At a public meeting Thursday, Fairfax Connector officials unveiled a revised plan to provide enhanced service to Reston customers when the Silver Line opens at the end of 2013.

Tags: Ari Ashe, Silver Line, pentagon, Fairfax County Connector

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Weekend Wakeup: Blossoms, Fireworks, Free Express Lanes, Pillow Fights

With the expectation of warmer weather, this weekend should prove busy around the tidal basin.

Tags: Weekend Wakeup, closures, cherry blossom festival

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New Telegraph Road interchange promises to ease congestion

Work is now finished on a new interchange at Telegraph Road, the final step in the decade-long Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project.

Tags: Ari Ashe, Telegraph Road, Telegraph Road Interchange

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New D.C. traffic signals give pedestrians control

With the push of a button, people trying to cross some D.C. streets can bring traffic to a stop.

Tags: andrew mollenbeck, pedestrians, walking, traffic light, George Branyan, Jonquil Street

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3 killed in 95-vehicle pileup at Virginia-NC line

Tags: police, fatal crash, Interstate 77,

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Bus rapid transit: Will it solve traffic problems in MoCo?

As lawmakers in Annapolis debate a bill to fund projects like the Purple Line in Montgomery County, a plan for another mass transit option is also in the works.

Tags: Ari Ashe, Purple Line, bus rapid transit

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Weekend Wakeup: Rock 'n' Roll, St. Patrick's Day events bring road closures

Travel by train, bus and car will be difficult in Washington this weekend as the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon will block a number of streets throughout the city on Saturday.

Tags: metrorail, bridge work, parade

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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, commute, brac, U.S. 1

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U.S. 29, a popular alternate to I-95 in Maryland

It's known by several names: U.S. 29, Colesville Road and Columbia Pike. It's also a road many people use to commute between D.C. and Baltimore to avoid the hassle of Interstate 95 or the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

Tags: Ari Ashe, sprawl & crawl, I-95, Colesville Road, i-29

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