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August 03, 2008

LANE RANGER: Reader: Drivers disobey signs
LANE RANGER: Reader: Drivers disobey signs

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.


July 31, 2008

VRE extension plans cause concern
VRE extension plans cause concern

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.


July 22, 2008

HOT lanes kicked off
HOT lanes kicked off

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.


July 20, 2008

LANE RANGER: AAA says people adjusting budgets due to gas prices
LANE RANGER: AAA says people adjusting budgets due to gas prices

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


July 14, 2008

New traffic patterns on U.S. 29 this week
New traffic patterns on U.S. 29 this week

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.


July 13, 2008

Car club predicts higher gas prices in coming months

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.


July 08, 2008

12 killed on state highways over July 4 weekend

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


July 06, 2008

VDOT getting ready to grind under Neabsco creek, road
VDOT getting ready to grind under Neabsco creek, road

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.

Supervisors cool on transit proposal

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.


July 02, 2008

Expect delays near Pfitzner on July 4

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. 

Free cab rides offered for Fourth of July

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.

Large holiday crowds expected on Metro

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.

Metro’s holiday schedule
Metro’s holiday schedule

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


June 30, 2008

Holiday HOV schedule set for holiday weekend

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

Heavy delays on I-95

Use alternate routes and expect delays.

HOV lanes operate on a holiday schedule this weekend

There will be no HOV restrictions on Friday.

Virginia cracks down on toll violators

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


June 29, 2008

LANE RANGER: Reader: Mall walkers aren’t causing parking problems
LANE RANGER: Reader: Mall walkers aren’t causing parking problems

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.


June 25, 2008

Transportation deal lacks traction
Transportation deal lacks traction

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


June 23, 2008

Manassas approves fund transfer for radar signs
Manassas approves fund transfer for radar signs

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

Kaine on transportation: ‘Our public expects us to act’

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


June 22, 2008

Reader: Wait at Bluefin and Minnieville too long
Reader: Wait at Bluefin and Minnieville too long

Dear Lane Ranger: ...


June 20, 2008

Road session may run into traffic
Road session may run into traffic

Dueling proposals and resistance to taxes have some expecting impasse


June 19, 2008

I-66 eastbound lanes will shift today
I-66 eastbound lanes will shift today

The Virginia Department of Transportation will be shifting both eastbound lanes on Interstate 66 today between the Catharpin Road overpass and the Va. 234 Bypass exit ramp.


June 17, 2008

Kaine sounds upbeat on transportation bill
Kaine sounds upbeat on transportation bill

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will submit a bill outlining his $1 billion transportation funding plan as early as Thursday.


June 15, 2008

LANE RANGER: Potomac Mills management clarifies commuter parking rules
LANE RANGER: Potomac Mills management clarifies commuter parking rules

Potomac Mills is in the process of starting to enforce (via towing) commuters who park their cars outside of the blue lines that Potomac Mills is using. Commuters only park outside the lines when all spaces inside are full. While I understand that Potomac Mills is doing this because apparently they only have to allot so many spaces for this purpose under an agreement with the County, it does not seem to make any sense to enforce it AT THIS TIME.


June 14, 2008

Prince William could be hit by VDOT construction cuts
Prince William could be hit by VDOT construction cuts

The Virginia Department of Transportation released a list Friday of almost 200 construction projects that will be delayed or dropped.


June 13, 2008

Plan for ‘lockbox’ is backed
Plan for ‘lockbox’ is backed

Legislators in the Virginia General Assembly will try once again to keep any money in the Transportation Trust Fund ... in the trust fund.


June 12, 2008

Bent Metro track replaced; minor delays still possible

Metro says rail passengers heading into the District on the Orange line can expect a minor delay between the East Falls Church and Ballston stations


June 11, 2008

House passes Amtrak bill

The House has voted overwhelmingly to authorize nearly $15 billion in funding for Amtrak and other passenger rail over the next five years

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