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I-66 Inside Beltway tolls speed up rush hour commutes, VDOT says
The Virginia Department of Transportation says morning and afternoon commutes are getting faster on I-66 Inside the Beltway with new Express Lanes that opened December 4. The lanes are designed to encourage carpooling, with vehicles carrying two or more passengers exempt from tolls. Solo drivers pay a toll to use the less-congested lanes. The toll […]
December 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nashville considers $5.2 billion transit plan that includes tunnel
As Nashville, Tennessee, continues to grow, its mayor says it’s time to consider a tunnel for light rail service and rapid buses to relieve ever-increasing traffic congestion. The proposals are part of Mayor Megan Barry’s $5.2 billion “Let’s Move Nashville” plan that could go before voters May 1. The proposed tunnel would be 1.8 miles […]
December 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
I-66 Outside Beltway project gets $1.2 billion federal loan
A plan to add express lanes to 23 miles of Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia got one-third of the funding the project needs through a $1.2 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation. “Today’s milestone of achieving a TIFIA loan will allow the express lanes project on I-66 Outside the Beltway to move ahead, […]
October 24, 2017
Roadbuilding
Margaret Thatcher Privatizes the Buses
And so the Iron Lady, the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, leaves the stage, dying following a stroke. Stories about her are legendary. Some of the best ones are true, but many of them are embellished or just plain apocryphal. One refers to failure and its link to having to use public transport. Which […]
April 10, 2013
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