August 2006
It looks like a soggy start to the Labor Day travel weekend. The Virginia Department of Transportation will help ease holiday weekend traffic by opening some lanes on major roads that are temporarily closed for construction or maintenance. -- August 31, 2006; WJLA ABC 7 TV News
D.C.-Area Commutes are Getting Worse
The region’s roads are at capacity and more and more drivers are being added to the system, creating major problems for commuters now and in the future. -- By Christy Goodman, August 31, 2006; The Examiner
Daily Misery Has a Number: Commute 2nd-Longest in U.S.
Residents of Washington's outer suburbs endure some of the nation's longest commutes, according to a U.S. Census survey released yesterday that also showed clogged roads and high gasoline prices are pushing a growing number of people onto mass transit. -- By D'Vera Cohn and Robert Samuels, August 30, 2006; Washington Post
Kaine Calls for a Compromise
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine urged lawmakers Monday to confront the state's transportation crisis at a three-day special session next month but replaced his demand for higher taxes with a call for a meaningful compromise. -- By Michael D. Shear, August 29, 2006;
Washington Post
Wilson Bridge Span Ceremonially Demolished
Standing on the roof of an Alexandria apartment building, as cries of "Blow it up!" wafted up from the crowd below, Daniel G. Ruefly and his daughter, Tiffanie, gripped the handle of a 100-year-old detonator and pushed. -- By Sandhya Somashekhar, August 29, 2006; Washington Post
