Officials Break Ground on Roundabout Projects

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Officials from the Route 50 Task Force and the Virginia Department of Transportation broke ground on a $15.8 million roundabout project in the Gilbert's Corner area Friday afternoon in southern Loudoun. Read story »

Dulles Rail Still Has Miles to Go, Hurdles to Clear

Friday, May 2, 2008

As business and political leaders celebrate the revival of the proposed extension of Metrorail to Dulles International Airport, those responsible for building, operating and paying for the new line face a cold reality: The project could still fail. Read story »

Metro Extension Plan Revived, But Officials Include Provisions

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Federal transportation officials revived a long-sought Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport yesterday, but they attached daunting conditions, including a demand for a major influx of cash into the Metro system. Read story »

Loudoun Rail Gets Federal Approval

Federal Transportation Department Makes Stark Reversal

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Federal transportation officials today told Congress and Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) that they have approved the proposed 23-mile extension of Metrorail to Dulles International Airport, reversing their announcement in January that the project was unfit for federal funding. Read story and 6 comments »

Plan Would Cut N.Va. Roads Funds 44%

Slowing Economy, Lack of Legislative Fix Create Shortfall

Thursday, April 17, 2008

State lawmakers' failure to increase funding for transportation improvements or come up with a way to allow Northern Virginia to raise its own taxes for such projects will result in a 44 percent reduction in statewide spending for roads over six years, according to projections released yesterday. Read story »

Court Hears Toll Road Transfer Challenge

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The same court that two months ago struck down Virginia’s regional transportation financing plans is considering a similar case challenging the state’s planned transfer of the Dulles Toll Road to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Read story and 1 comment »

Battlefield Parkway Interchange to Open in May

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

The owners of the Dulles Greenway announced Tuesday that the interchange at Battlefield Parkway is complete. Read story »

Agency Nearly Done Issuing Refunds

Friday, April 11, 2008

The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority expects to have refunded by the middle of this month most of the roughly $12 million in taxes and fees it has collected. Read story »

Virginia Kills Controversial Fees Aimed at Abusive Drivers

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Virginia's controversial abusive driving fees officially ended Thursday after Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) signed emergency legislation repealing them. Read story »

Suit Against Dulles Rail Project Withdrawn

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The group calling for a planned construction of the Dulles Metrorail extension to be re-opened for a more competitive bidding process has withdrawn a federal lawsuit seeking to block the project. Read story »

Bill Sets Up Refund for Unconstitutional Road Taxes

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) signed a bill Tuesday that sets up a process to issue refund checks to people who paid taxes levied by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, taxes that were later ruled unconstitutional by the Virginia Supreme Court. Read story »

Airport Expansion Project to Begin April 1

Friday, March 21, 2008

The Town of Leesburg will break ground next weekend on a $1.35 million expansion project at Leesburg Executive Airport. Read story »

Bill Limits Greenway Tolls

Legislators Peg Increases to Inflation

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Tolls on the Dulles Greenway may keep going up, but state lawmakers say they have taken action to keep the cost of driving on the 14-mile roadway from spinning out of control. Read story and 1 comment »

Transportation Projects Hit Roadblock

Va. Rethinks Plan as Economy Slows, Court Cuts Funds and Costs Rise

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Forty years of transportation planning in Virginia was finally coming together. Metrorail to Dulles International Airport was on track to bring transit to Tysons Corner and other job centers. Money was finally in place for hundreds of major and secondary roads, interchanges, new turn lanes and other fixes for the region’s worst bottlenecks. Read story »