News Stories Tagged "Dulles Greenway"

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Virginia Delays I-395/95 HOT Lane Project

Concerns Over Funds, Local Traffic Cited

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009

Plans to expand the ambitious HOT lanes project to ease traffic congestion in Virginia will be delayed because state leaders fear the bond market won’t support funding for the private-public venture and some local officials are uneasy with the proposal. Read story and 3 comments »

Officials Vow to Monitor Rate Structure

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Officials from Fairfax and Loudoun counties signaled Wednesday night that they would push the regional airports authority to justify its proposed toll increases on the Dulles Toll Road while they and authority leaders lobby Congress for additional federal funds for a planned Metrorail extension. Read story and 3 comments »

Greenway Revenue, Traffic At Odds

Fewer on Va. Road Since Tolls Went Up

Sunday, July 5, 2009

The Dulles Greenway is rapidly losing commuters but increasing its revenue because its remaining drivers are paying up to $1 more to use the 14-mile private toll road. Read story and 19 comments »

Fees Likely To Double on Dulles Toll Road by 2012

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The cost of driving on the Dulles Toll Road is likely to double over the next three years to help fund Metrorail's $5 billion expansion in Northern Virginia, officials with the agency in charge of the road and the rail project announced yesterday. Read story and 10 comments »

Dulles Greenway to Host Charity Drive

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Dulles Greenway wants more people to get in their cars Thursday for a charity drive that will give all toll proceeds from that day to several groups: the March of Dimes; the Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter; Fresh Air/Full Care, a summer camp program; Echo Works, a job program for the disabled; Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy; and the Greenway Scholarship Program, which awards college scholarships. Read story and 3 comments »

At Least One Injured in Dulles Greenway Crash

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

All lanes of the Dulles Greenway are now open after a crash earlier this morning closed all eastbound lanes. Read story and 6 comments »

Fuel Tanker Overturns, Spills Diesel on Dulles Greenway

Monday, Jan. 26, 2009

The Dulles Greenway was closed between Leesburg and Ashburn for the first part of yesterday’s morning rush after a tractor-trailer overturned and spilled diesel fuel onto the road, but it was reopened by midday. Read story and 2 comments »

Loudoun News Briefs

Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

In Brief: Base Toll to Rise by 40 Cents, Rush Hour $1

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008

Motorists will have to pay more to use the Dulles Greenway beginning Jan. 1. Read story and 15 comments »

Transfer of Dulles Toll Road To Airport Agency Is Upheld

Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008

A state judge in Richmond dismissed a lawsuit yesterday that had challenged the transfer of the Dulles Toll Road to the authority that runs Reagan National and Dulles International airports, clearing the way to use toll revenue for an extension of Metrorail to Dulles. Read story »

Greenway Charity Event Raises $198,000

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The owners of the Dulles Greenway said this week that their third annual Drive for Charity event raised $198,000. Read story and 2 comments »

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 »

Crashes Slow Eastern Loudoun Traffic

Monday, March 31, 2008

Authorities are investigating two crashes this morning that are slowing traffic in Loudoun County. 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 »

Wolf Asks Officials to Freeze Dulles Greenway Toll Hikes

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) urged the Virginia General Assembly this week to freeze toll increases for the Dulles Greenway. Read story »

E-ZPass to Open Temporary Center in Ashburn

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008

The E-ZPass customer service center in Reston will close Friday and a new temporary location will open in Ashburn next week. Read story »

Some See Funding Woes as Chance to Fix Flaws

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008

For some, the possible denial of federal funding for a proposed Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport is not a setback, but an opportunity. Read story »

Supervisors Reject Delegate's Greenway Bill

Toll-and-Tax Cap Sparks Concern

Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008

Del. Joe T. May (R-Loudoun) has introduced a bill that would place new limits on toll increases on the Dulles Greenway starting in 2013, while also capping the amount of property taxes the road's owners would have to pay -- a fair compromise, he says. Read story and 2 comments »

State Official: Greenway Toll Hike Can't Be Reversed

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007

The chairman of Virginia's State Corporation Commission has rebuffed a request by a state House candidate to suspend toll increases approved for the Dulles Greenway. Read story and 1 comment »

After Greenway Toll Approval, the Debate Begins

Officials, Analysts Split on Effect of Greenway Fee Increases

Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007

The question of how high tolls will get on the Dulles Greenway was settled this month when state officials gave the road’s owners permission to charge drivers as much as $9.60 per round trip by January 2012. Read story »

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