Three of the six public hearings focusing on the Potomac Rappahannock Transportation Commission’s proposed fare increases to deal with a $1.6 million budget deficit will be held Tuesday and Wednesday.

A major overhaul of Metro track will shut down rail service to Reagan National Airport from Alexandria during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. 

Motorists on a section of Interstate 66 can now drive on the shoulder for an extra two hours on weekdays

Hear from the Lane Ranger

Interstate 95 and U.S. 1 are a statewide embarrassment to transportation within the Fairfax, Prince William and Stafford county area. Problems that used to only impact commuters during rush hours during the work-week have now spread to the weekends.

Regarding the ongoing debate about Bulloch Drive and Sudley Road....

Commuters in western Prince William County have a few things to look out for this week.

Parking violators in Prince William will have more time to pay tickets, under a new proposal from the police department that needs supervisor approval to bring to public hearing.
But non-payers will also face harsher consequences than what is put forth in the present code.

Someone please tell me why someone or whomever is in charge of the signs coming out of the shopping center on Bulloch does not remove them.

While many are enthusiastic about plans to extend VRE’s Manassas Line to Gainesville and Haymarket, some worry about commuter rail’s impact on those communities.

Officials celebrated what they see as the beginning of high-occupancy/toll, or HOT, lanes — two in each direction on the Virginia portion of the DC beltway — Tuesday.

Results from recent AAA Mid-Atlantic member survey show that people are adjusting their household budgets to to make up for higher gas prices.

The northbound lanes of U.S. 29 between Heathcote Boulevard and U.S. 55 will be closed from midnight Tuesday until 2 p.m.Wednesday.

Dear Lane Ranger: I wonder if there has been a painting error on the new pavement at the intersection of Old Bridge Road and Minnieville Road.

Twelve people were killed on Virginia’s highways over the July 4 weekend.

Building a bridge that is three times the size of the original bridge becomes a high tech feat when you tunnel under the creek and adjoining road to minimize disruption. 

The ink is scarcely dry, but a transportation bill brought forth by the General Assembly during its recent special session is set to be shot down Tuesday by the supervisors.

The Prince William County Police Department says to expect traffic delays from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday at Pfitzner Stadium, 7 County Complex Court off Prince William Parkway. 

About 51 percent all deaths on the road during Independence Day are alcohol-related, according to the Washington Regional Alcohol Program, a public-private partnership working to prevent drunken driving and underage drinking in the Washington-metropolitan area.

Metrorail officials expect all the fun on the National Mall to draw large crowds on the Fourth of July, so trains will run between 7 a.m. Friday and 3 a.m. Saturday, stated a Metrorail press release.

Trains will run between 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday.

The High Occupancy Vehicle lanes will operate on a holiday schedule over the Fourth of July.

Use alternate routes and expect delays.

There will be no HOV restrictions on Friday.

Starting with a fourth unpaid toll, drivers are charged a $500 civil fine per trip.

The comment concerning Potomac Mills mall decision to tow cars that are parked outside of the designated commuter parking areas — the responder made the comment which referred to Mall Walkers taking up the parking spaces, has not one iota to do with the commuter parking problems. 

In the second day of the General Assembly’s special session, there was no sign the different paths lawmakers prefer would intersect to produce a remedy for the state’s transportation-funding crisis

The Manassas City Council approved the transfer of $14,500 from the miscellaneous contingency fund Monday for the installation of four radar speed signs.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is making yet another pitch for a fix for Virginia’s transportation system.

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