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‘Frustrated and disappointed': Metro ends ‘After-Hours Commuter Service Program'
Metro is ending the “After-Hours Commuter Service Program,” a service that gives late night workers discounts on Lyft, a ride share app, on Oct. 31. A bartender at Lost & Found talks to News4’s Joseph Olmo about how the program made her feel safe and her worries about the newly expanded Metro bus routes.
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DC rolls out more automated traffic cameras
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.
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Maryland reminds drivers to slow down and move over
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.
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College Park is the latest Purple Line traffic hot spot
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.
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Montgomery County to install cameras to crack down on loud car noises
Montgomery County voted in favor of a pilot program to combat loud noise from cars with modified exhaust systems. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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Project to reduce rail traffic between DC, Virginia finally breaks ground
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.
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Montgomery County to install ‘noise cameras' to catch excessively loud cars
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.
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Traffic backed up after crash on I-495 Inner Loop in Prince George's
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....
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Crash causes major backups on Beltway near Route 50
A pickup driver was critically injured in the crash.
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DC's notorious traffic is back — and worse than before the pandemic, report says
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…
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Traffic returns to pre-pandemic levels
New statistics show more people are on the roads in the D.C. area than before the pandemic. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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A Maryland arena's been gone since 2002. Its last sign was just removed
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.
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A Maryland arena's been gone since 2002. Its last sign was just removed
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.
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Residents post caution signs at dangerous intersection in Silver Spring
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.
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‘Peppery': Burst canister sprays unknown chemical aboard Metro train
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.
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‘Peppery': Burst canister sprays unknown chemical aboard Metro train
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.
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Shaw residents protest 11th Street bike lane project, express safety concerns
A group of residents in Shaw are protesting plans for new bike lanes on 11th Street due to safety and parking concerns. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Arlington speed cameras begin issuing fines
New speed cameras are up at 10 different schools in Arlington. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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Speeders be warned: These Arlington school zone cams now issuing tickets
Starting Wednesday, speeding cameras near some schools in Arlington County, Virginia, will issue tickets instead of warnings. Arlington County installed cameras at ten school zones at the start of the school year. The cameras operate at the beginning and end of the school day. When the school zone lights are flashing, the speed limit is 20 miles per hour. Drivers…
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Speed cameras giving tickets near Arlington County schools
Here’s where the cameras were installed.