Capital Beltway
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Highway I-495's fearsome power is spelled D-I-E
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Did you ever notice that Highway I-495 spells out the word "die" if you translate the numbers into letters? The fourth letter of the alphabet is D, the ninth is I ... and so on. Testimonies from Yelp show how the Beltway is still scaring D.C.'s drivers as much as ever.
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Overnight lane closures on Va. highways this week
Drivers in northern Virginia will confront a series of overnight road closures this week as work continues to add toll lanes to the Capital Beltway.
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New traffic pattern from Dulles Toll Road to I-495
Drivers approaching the Capital Beltway from the Dulles Toll Road will confront a new traffic pattern Monday that planners hope will ease congestion.
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Proposed Outer Beltway highway would connect 95, Dulles Airport
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A new proposal for an "Outer Beltway" outlines a road that would allow motorists in Prince William County easier access to Loudoun County through a direct, high-capacity link.
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Capital Beltway, I-95 closures to cause delays this weekend
CommentOvernight lane closures will shut down portions of the southbound Capital Beltway at I-66 on Friday and Saturday night.
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Beltway closures in Tysons Corner planned for July, August
CommentThe work, set to take place during July and August, would accommodate construction of a new bridge over the highway for the new Metro rail line.
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Wilson Bridge openings Thurs. night
Drivers on the Beltway Thursday night should expect delays crossing the Potomac on the Woodrow Wilson drawbridge due to scheduled openings.
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Night delays on Virginia Beltway
Late-night drivers need to pay special attention this week to traffic restrictions on the Capital Beltway in Virginia.
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Fiery crash on Beltway leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
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All lanes of the Inner Loop of the Beltway near Forestville have reopened after a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer that left one person dead and another seriously injured.
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Beltway lanes closing overnight this week
Three northbound lanes of the Capital Beltway will close overnight Thursday and Friday as the Silver Line Metro project begins construction of the tracks over the Beltway.
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New York man charged in I-66 tractor trailer crash
CommentPolice have charged a New York man with reckless driving after he lost control of his tractor trailer in Fairfax early Wednesday morning, officials say.
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Outer Loop lane blocked in VA
There's a disabled vehicle on the outer loop of the Beltway north of U.S. 50 in Maryland.
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Beltway closed on Inner Loop near Silver Spring
Shortly before 8 a.m., a crash on the inner loop of the Beltway closed down all lanes from University Boulevard exit to the New Hampshire Avenue exit.
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Va. pulls plug on toll lanes for I-395
Virginia officials have given up on plans to build a six-mile stretch of high-occupancy toll lanes inside the Capital Beltway on Interstate 395.
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Lane closures scheduled for Telegraph Road, Beltway
The Wilson Bridge Project construction team will be closing various lanes on Telegraph Road and the Beltway this week both between rush hour periods during the day and overnight.
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HOT lanes 55 percent complete, updates on McLean work
The new High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes now under construction from Springfield to Tysons Corner are 55 percent complete and schedule for completion in late 2012.
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Telegraph Road closure at Capital Beltway this weekend
Construction activities related to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project will require the complete closure of northbound and southbound Telegraph Road.
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Times of Capital Beltway closures near Tysons Corner moved for holiday shoppers
Officials from Tysons Corner Center raised concerns that the closures could create traffic jams during the holiday shopping season.
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