The new bridge, which will replace a 70 year-old structure connecting the District’s east and west sides, is mid-way to completion.
A proposal before the D.C. Council would give some residents the authority to issue tickets, a concept that has been tried in other cities.
Adrian Harris, 26, of Waldorf, was struck just before 5 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Route 301 at Rosaryville Road, in Upper Marlboro.
The lanes reopened several hours after the 2:20 a.m. crash. No one was seriously injured.
Local leaders say the idea is worth exploring, but they will need to convince Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
Airline officials said FAA chief Daniel Elwell’s attempt this week to place some of the responsibility for a deadly March crash on their pilots’ actions was an attempt to “divert public attention” from problems with the flight control system on Boeing’s 737 Max jets.
Several vehicles were involved in a crash Friday morning.
The District is among several U.S. cities studying congestion pricing as a way to reduce traffic and raise money for transit. It’s a tough sell.
With the move, the Trump administration followed through on a threat made earlier this year.
A new law governing minor offenses in the transit system needs a fix, officials said.
Service was suspended after a train struck a person who was walking on the tracks.
A serious crash involving a tractor-trailer blocked the highway at MD 198.
“There are so many pieces to any accident,” Daniel K. Elwell said. “I’ve never looked at an accident where there weren’t three or four of five links in the chain, any one of which, if it hadn’t gone wrong, the plane would have survived.”
About 100 gallons of fuel were leaking from a tank on a vehicle earlier Wednesday.
All lanes of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel were closed after the accident, police say.
Montgomery and Prince George's counties and College Park are among the top five in revenue in fiscal 2018, AAA said.
Two people were taken to area hospitals after the car they were in went into the C&O canal.
While the free-ride funding was eliminated from the $15.5 billion spending plan, the budget does include money for a scooter parking program and a congestion pricing study. It also increases residential parking fees.
One northbound lane will remain closed.
The delays are hitting JFK Airport and Newark Airport in New Jersey.
