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Dealing with traffic is a fact of life in Northern Virginia and there is one intersection on the Capital Beltway that is the heart of three major projects. It is the Tysons Corner interchange in McLean where I495 meets Route 123… which is the heart or nucleus of the area. The construction of the HOT [...]
Anyone traveling around Tyson’s Corner has seen the rebuilding of much of the infrastructure first hand. There will be a new Metro-rail line which includes a short tunnel from International Drive to Route 7, the reconfiguration of the beltway to include HOT lanes, and the underground utility realignments. Any change this big generates growing pains, [...]
This 1/2 mile stretch of Interstate 66 needs rebuilding right now . There must be existing VDOT designs to make this a “shovel-ready” project qualifying for immediate federal funding. The problem is I66 tapers down in both directions to get under the existing 1960′s era overpasses, and when rush hour hits or there is one [...]
Talk to anyone who has been in the area for a day or two, and I’m sure the topic of traffic will come up. How long it took to drive to work or the tie up on the beltway for no other reason than heavy volume. It is the smart people who factor that in [...]
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