HOV lane schedule to be modified

THE REGION

HOV lane schedule to be modified

The weekday schedule for HOV lanes on Interstate 95/395 in Virginia will be modified for the next six months to help ease construction-related delays, the Virginia Department of Transportation said.

From May 3 until Nov. 1, the northbound high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes will close at 10 a.m. rather than 11 a.m., and the southbound HOV lanes will open at noon rather than 1 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.

The temporary schedule change will help ease delays on I-95 south, where one lane is closed between the Fairfax County Parkway and Route 123 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Fridays. The lane closure is part of the I-95 widening project. The current HOV-3 schedule remains in effect from 6 to 9 a.m. and from 3:30 to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

-- Ashley Halsey III

MARYLAND

Shooting victim was Capitol Heights man

Prince George's County police have identified the man shot to death on Branch Avenue near Suitland Road on Wednesday night as Kevin E. Wright, 27, of Capitol Heights.

Wright was shot shortly after 9 p.m., near the Prince George's-District line, police said. Detectives are searching for suspects and a motive.

-- Matt Zapotosky