Transportation

Ahead of the event, D.C. police have released a list of road closures and parking prohibitions.

Preps are underway on the Ellipse for a major speech by Vice President Kamala Harris as she aims to make a closing argument to the American people as to why she should be the next president. Derrick Ward reports.

Dulles Airport has presented its latest 25-year master plan to the FAA. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Hundreds of citations for passing school buses with stop signs extended were handed out since a program started just a few months ago. News 4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

Metro will end its After-Hours Commuter Service Program, which gives late-night workers discounts on Lyft as of Oct. 31. A bartender at Lost & Found talks to News4’s Joseph Olmo about how the program made her feel safe, as well as her worries about the newly expanded Metrobus routes. 

Red light cameras, speed cameras, school bus cameras – there’s plenty of automated enforcement watching the roads, and more are coming. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

Maryland troopers have issued more than 7,000 citations and warnings to drivers this year for not moving over when passing first responders, roadside workers or disabled cars on the side of the road. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

The new hot spot for Purple Line construction traffic may be near College Park, where a lot of road work has kicked into high gear. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains.

Montgomery County voted in favor of a pilot program to combat loud noise from cars with modified exhaust systems. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

The Long Bridge project aims to speed up railway traffic by constructing a new span over the Potomac River in addition to the existing bridge. The project is set to be completed by 2030. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

The Montgomery County Council voted in favor of a pilot program that will use “noise camera” devices in an effort to reduce exhaust noise. Council members said such noise pollution has harmful physical and mental health impacts.

The driver of a pickup truck is critically injured after the truck crashed into the back of a school bus on the Beltway Inner Loop in Prince George’s County, Maryland, authorities say. Three lanes of the Inner Loop at Route 50 in Lanham were shut down about 3 p.m. after the crash, Prince George’s County Fire & EMS said....

A pickup driver was critically injured in the crash.

New statistics show something many D.C. drivers already know: Traffic is back to pre-pandemic levels — and even a bit worse. “Traffic in the area — yes, it is back,” commuter Nabil Niori told News4. “The pandemic was great, because there was no traffic. But we are back to the full levels of traffic. I spend all day driving around…

New statistics show more people are on the roads in the D.C. area than before the pandemic. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

USAir Arena, formerly known as the Capital Centre, was demolished in 2002 — but one lone sign hung around for another two decades. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

The name of the Capital Centre was changed to USAir Arena in the 1990s, and the signs were changed too. The venue was ultimately demolished in 2002 — but one lone sign hung around for another two decades.

People aren’t waiting for officials to fix the problem at the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Pendleton Drive, where a pedestrian was seriously hurt by a driver last weekend. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

A canister burst on a Red Line train between Dupont Circle and Farragut North, causing some passengers to get sick. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

An unidentified Metro passenger was carrying some sort of substance in a can when it exploded Sunday morning on a Red Line train between Dupont Circle and Farragut North.