Transportation

You might start to notice that your bus stop isn’t where it used to be. In June, more than 500 bus stops will be removed from the D.C. area. The Washington Area Metro Transit Authority (WMATA) says the decision was made to improve wait times at stops and ensure the safety of passengers and drivers. Eliminating hundreds of stops...

A suspected fare evader stabbed a Metro police officer in the face Tuesday afternoon at the Navy Yard stop. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Metro’s General Manager Randy Clarke will meet on Wednesday about safety. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports. 

A Metro Transit Police Department officer was assaulted Tuesday afternoon with a “sharp metal object” at the Navy Yard Metro station and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, MTPD said. The officer was stopping a fare evasion suspect, according to MTPD, when the suspect turned and assaulted the officer. The officer suffered sustained lacerations and puncture wounds to…

D.C. released its relatively new bike lane street sweeper to help clean lanes around the city so cyclists can ride around safely without debris in their way. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss takes a spin in the machine. 

In Arlington, the intersection at Route 50 and Highland Street has become so notorious for turn-related crashes that major changes are about to be made. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains how county leaders are tackling the issue.

Fairfax County police said it’s stepping up its enforcement of distracted driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also put out an advertisement warning of its dangers. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

Metro’s general manager, Randy Clarke, is expected to stay in D.C. for a while longer.  At a meeting scheduled for Thursday, Metro’s board is set to amend Clarke’s employment agreement with the transit agency, and News4 has learned Clarke will sign a contract extension.  The exact details of the contract extension are not yet available.  Clarke took over the...

An investigation is underway after an Amtrak train struck and killed three people who were on the tracks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, officials said.

Washington, D.C., is owed more than $1 billion in unpaid traffic and parking fines. News4’s Mark Segraves reports on efforts to enforce traffic fine payment.

Drivers owe the District more than $1 billion in unpaid traffic and parking fines, but D.C. has has been cracking down on what they call the “high-dollar scofflaws.”

Police are monitoring people who speed or don’t move over for stopped vehicles along Route 29. The goal is to ensure the safety of police officers, emergency responders, and stranded motorists on the side of the road. News4 Transportation Report Adam Tuss reports. 

What’s something that worries you when you drive along Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway? It’s probably the reversible lanes. The National Park Service is asking commuters to weigh in on improving safety in a meeting on Wednesday. News4’s Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports. 

Several roads in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast D.C. will be closed Saturday for Petalpalooza, a National Cherry Blossom Festival event.

Reagan Washington National Airport has seen passenger traffic drop significantly since Jan. 29’s deadly mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Blackhawk helicopter, which killed 67 people.

New safety concerns over more recent incidents at DCA could be making already anxious travelers feel even more nervous. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Nearly one year after the cargo ship Dali collided with Baltimore’s Key Bridge, experts at Johns Hopkins University warn ships are “highly likely” to strike major bridges in the U.S., with the risk of “potentially catastrophic collisions” every few years. “We have dramatically underestimated the risk that large ships pose to bridges across the country,” said Michael Shields, an...

A Johns Hopkins University researcher says the risk of a ship destroying a bridge has been “dramatically underestimated” across the U.S. for too long. Here’s what we know about the safety of bridges in the D.C. area and beyond. News4’s Ted Oberg reports.

A year after the Key Bridge collapse, Maryland transportation leaders say they’re actively reviewing the safety of the Bay Bridge. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Some of the notable bridges listed include the Golden Gate Bridge in California, the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, and the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.

The National Transportation Safety Board is issuing urgent safety recommendations due to its investigation into the deadly collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore last year after it was struck by a container ship. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.