Transportation

Plenty of people are working hard behind the scenes to ship coronavirus vaccines around the world. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss got an inside look at the process at Dulles International Airport.

Metro said it will not have to make the most drastic cuts in its budget proposal from last month. The transit agency said it expects to receive about $610 million as part of the latest COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress. The money will help avoid planned layoffs and service cuts through the end of June. Metro said it could…

A new law in Virginia will allow pedestrians to jaywalk without risking being stopped for a fine. Jaywalking will still be illegal, but it will drop to a secondary offense, meaning offenders would have to be ticketed by a police officer for another reason. “We’re essentially decriminalizing jaywalking and saying that you can no longer be stopped ju...

It’s illegal to hold a cellphone while driving in Virginia starting Friday, Jan. 1.  Law enforcement officials and many drivers say the new law will help make the roads safer. ”Our officers will be able to enforce this law, but we hope that the community will follow the tips that we’ve provided to keep their hands free, their eyes......

After more than two centuries on the Potomac, White’s Ferry has stopped river crossings between Maryland and Virginia. The decision comes a month after a Loudoun County judge ruled the ferry’s landing in Virginia is on private property.

Metro and its riders are breathing a sigh of relief now that it looks like more federal stimulus money will help prevent service cuts and layoffs. WMATA had discussed cutting Metro’s weekend services, running trains every 30 minutes and closing 19 stations. Now, there’s optimism that about $800 million is set to come to the capital region specifica...

Federal stimulus money could help Metro avoid service cancellations and layoffs. News4’s Transportation reporter Adam Tuss reports.

Metro leaders saw their calls for funding answered in a stimulus bill that Congress passed Monday night. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

Officials in Virginia’s Loudoun County have voted to rename the county’s portions of U.S. Routes 50 and 7

The governors of Maryland and Virginia joined the mayor of the District of Columbia in appealing to the incoming Biden administration to provide increased federal support for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

More speed cameras could be coming to the area if Arlington County Board members get their way. The county is asking state lawmakers to approve a plan to not only allow the cameras, but also lower speed limits along some county roads. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss has been following all the details.

An FBI agent was involved in a shooting on board a Metro train early Tuesday and an investigation is underway, Metro and FBI officials say. A man was shot multiple times and was taken to a hospital. Information on his identity and condition were not immediately released. Metro Transit Police received a report just before 7 a.m. of “an FBI…...

Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss has details on the winter storm preparations.