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Judge gives go-ahead for Maryland to demolish old Nice-Middleton Bridge
A coalition of cycling groups has fallen short in their efforts to block the state from dismantling the old Nice-Middleton Bridge that spans the Potomac between Virginia and southern Maryland. A federal judge in Baltimore said late Tuesday that the organizations failed to meet the high legal threshold for blocking demolition, which lawyers for the […]
FBI director is potential hurdle in relocating agency to Virginia or Maryland suburbs, Cardin says
Maryland and Virginia leaders have opposing views when it comes to where the FBI should build its new headquarters. Maryland representatives insist that Greenbelt and Landover make the most sense, while their counterparts across the Potomac River greatly prefer the third option identified by the U.S. General Services Administration, a site in Springfield, Va. What […]
Maryland’s plan to build Fairfax toll lanes is an unwelcome surprise to some Virginians
Maryland’s plans to undertake major construction work along the Capital Beltway in Fairfax County aren’t sitting well with some Northern Virginia residents and elected leaders, who are questioning why another state is involved in transportation projects outside its borders. The critics say key details of the projects have only come to light recently — and […]
Plan to widen beltway and Interstate 270 suffers major defeat in key vote
A regional transportation panel on Wednesday dealt a potentially crippling blow to planned widening of I-495 and I-270 and the replacement of the American Legion Bridge between Maryland and Virginia. Sitting as the Transportation Planning Board, county and municipal leaders from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia voted to remove the project from a […]
Northam, Hogan announce deal on I-495 bridge replacement
In a bid to ease one of the worst bottlenecks in the country, the governors of Maryland and Virginia announced Tuesday that the two states will partner on a replacement for the aging and overcrowded American Legion Bridge on Interstate 495. The new 12-lane span will be built where the existing eight-lane bridge stands. It […]