2008-05-15T13:57:57Z tag:blog.washingtonpost.com,2008:/getthere//107 Copyright (c) 2008, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2008-05-15T13:57:57Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/getthere/2008/05/watch_for_wilson_bridge_traffi.html

Avoid the Wilson Bridge this morning. All the lanes are open, but lots of drivers are gawking at the setup for today's dedication ceremony on the new span. Camera views show very heavy traffic on both sides of the Beltway leading up to the bridge. Once drivers get past the bridge, traffic is fine. (Our traffic page includes camera views and incident reports.) The ceremony, dedicating the second span of the bridge, is scheduled for...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-14T22:02:20Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/getthere/2008/05/kaine_presents_new_transportat.html

Looking out into the audience at the Prince William County government center last night, Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said he thought he saw some of the same people who attended his town hall meeting on transportation shortly after he was elected. Back then, with four sessions of the General Assembly ahead of him, he was seeking ideas on how to bust some of the worst traffic congestion in the nation. After several rushes at...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-14T14:47:03Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/getthere/2008/05/paving_to_begin_on_route_32.html

After months of relatively light activity because of cool temperatures, we're beginning to see roadway paving pick up. Here's one such sign of the season: The Maryland State Highway Administration plans to begin a $1.3 million paving project tonight along Route 32 in the Clarksville area of Howard County. The work, scheduled to be completed by the end of June, will be done along two and a half miles of Route 32 between West Linden...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-13T10:43:06Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-13:/getthere/2008/05/the_anguished_cries_of_radiohe.html

The anguished cries of Radiohead fans bounced around the Internet yesterday as many bemoaned the difficulties of reaching and leaving remote Nissan Pavilion in Bristow for the band's Sunday night concert. The severe rainstorm had a lot to do with it, but Mother Nature did not place an ampitheater for 25,000 people in the outer suburbs of Washington where the road network was inadequate and public transportation non-existent. Here's how one concert-goer described the Sunday...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-13T10:43:06Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-13:/getthere/2008/05/dear_dr_gridlock_in_your.html

The final letter in my May 4 column was from a driver worried about jaywalkers, and it proved to be a hot topic among drivers and pedestrians. Included in the many responses was this defense of jaywalking, and I wanted to know what you thought. Dear Dr. Gridlock: Philip Lalka of Wheaton suggested in his letter that police should step up efforts to ticket pedestrians who fail to use crosswalks. As someone who routinely jaywalks,...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-13T16:05:07Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-12:/getthere/2008/05/kaine_offers_transportation_fi.html

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today called for a special session of the General Assembly on June 23 to consider his plan to restore the revenue taken away by a court decision earlier this year. It also would restore the spending power of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. The authority's sources of revenue -- money that was going to be spent on road and transit projects across the region -- vanished with the court decision....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-12T20:34:41Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-12:/getthere/2008/05/all_four_lanes_of_dale.html

Many of the weather-related problems on the roads are spotted on our traffic map. But drivers in Prince William County will have to deal with one such problem for days to come: All four lanes of Dale Boulevard west of Mapledale Avenue are closed because the roadway has washed, the Virginia Department of Transportation reports. The is about four miles from the Dale Boulevard/I-95 interchange. The washout, at about 4 o'clock this morning, left a...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-12T19:46:24Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-12:/getthere/2008/05/purple_line_open_houses_contin.html

While the Dulles rail project has gained the most attention lately, one of the region's other transit projects, the Purple Line in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, keeps chugging through its study phase. The Maryland Transit Administration, also in charge of MARC, Baltimore's light rail and the commuter buses among other things, is holding another series of open houses to discuss the Purple Line. Three of the sessions are this week. The schedule: -- Today...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-11T22:55:17Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-11:/getthere/2008/05/new_york_avenue_lanes_open.html

All the lanes on New York Avenue NE have reopened, the District Department of Transportation announced late this afternoon. Crews have completed repairs to the slope failure that began on Friday and the three lanes in the 1100 and 1200 blocks of the avenue are back in business....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-10T15:44:39Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-09:/getthere/2008/05/the_weekend_and_beyond_15.html

The main events this weekend are the projects at the Wilson Bridge and on Metro's Green and Yellow lines at Mount Vernon Square. Both are likely to cause delays. But watch out also for the emergency storm sewer repair on New York Avenue NE. Metro Weekend Delays The switch replacement project at Mount Vernon Square, which will cause delays on the Green and Yellow lines, began at 11 p.m. Friday and continues through Sunday night....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-09T22:30:40Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-09:/getthere/2008/05/awaiting_word_on_wilson_bridge.html

[6:30 p.m. update: The weather is looking better, and the weekend project is a go.] Wilson Bridge project managers, who have scheduled a very active weekend for work on the Capital Beltway's outer loop between Springfield and the bridge, are watching the weather. They probably will make a final decision late this afternoon about whether to proceed. Under the current schedule, the outer loop would be reduced to one lane in the work zone starting...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-09T15:41:22Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-09:/getthere/2008/05/emergency_on_ny_avenue_ne.html

New York Avenue is likely to be a mess this weekend. The District Department of Transportation just issued this statement: At 10 o'clock this morning two inbound lanes on New York Avenue NE between Fairview Avenue and the 9th Street-Brentwood Parkway ramp closed indefinitely because of a broken storm sewer. Repairs will begin after the heavy rain leaves the area and crews can work. DDOT expects the inbound lanes will be closed throughout the weekend....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-09T14:32:56Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-09:/getthere/2008/05/navigating_metrorail_this_week.html

The track work and resulting delays this weekend will be quite extensive. They affect the Green, Yellow and Orange lines, but it's the Green and Yellow that will be hardest hit, because of the switch replacement project at Mount Vernon Square. You Red Line riders suffered over the winter and are getting a bit of a break right now. The transit authority estimates that between 11 p.m. Friday and the end of service on Sunday,...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-08T10:02:40Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-08:/getthere/2008/05/if_youve_lived_around_washingt.html

Delays and detours at the Wilson Bridge this weekend will remind drivers of what happened before the first new span opened in the summer of 2006. As traffic planners prepare to open the second span, they are dusting off their '06 message: Expect serious delays while construction crews set up Capital Beltway lanes to align with the new bridge. Incredibly, people up and down the East Coast got the word two years ago, and most...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2008-05-07T12:27:06Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-07:/getthere/2008/05/indooroutdoor.html

Got this photo from Catherine Swinson in the District, showing a scene she photographed this week with her iPhone at 11th and H streets NW, where she said a sink hole had developed. "I particularly liked the cone that was placed there," she said....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.