Tag: Interstate 495

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

Md. governor calls for massive $9B plan for I-270, I-495

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has kicked off a $9 billion plan to add four new lanes each to some of the most congested roads in the country: Interstate 270, Interstate 495 (the Capital Beltway) and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (MD 295). The state will soon issue requests for information from developers to join what would become […]

September 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Virginia DOT I-66 improvement plan adds express lanes, expanded median for future transit

The Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) design concept for updates to a 25 mile stretch of Interstate 66 from Interstate 495 in Fairfax County to Route 15 in Haymarket would add two express lanes in each direction and expand median space to accommodate potential future transit. The plans, dubbed Transforming I-66 Outside the Beltway, also […]

September 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

10 Highways American Drivers Hate

Most drivers dislike something about driving, whether it’s a long commute, traffic congestion, seemingly unfair traffic lights, numerous potholes or a number of other aspects. Jalopnik readers have spoken up about highways they hate. The auto-focused website asked earlier this week, “What is the worst road in America?” From that question, Jalopnik compiled a list […]

September 26, 2013