Transportation

If you speed in a Maryland highway work zone, be prepared to pay a hefty fine.A new tiered system of fines will go into place Jan. 1, and drivers could pay as much as $1,000. Maryland lawmakers passed the Road Worker Protection Act after a driver crashed into a construction zone in Baltimore County in 2023, killing six workers. “The…

News4’s Adam Tuss highlights some of the transportation projects in the DMV area that were completed in 2024.

Starting Jan. 1, Maryland is enacting a new law targeting speeding in highway work zones. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Metro wrapped up its 10 days of winter track work earlier than expected on Sunday and $450,000 under budget, according to Metro officials. The Blue, Orange and Silver lines returned to normal service on Monday at 5 a.m. Repairs were first projected to be done on Dec. 30 with normal service returning on Dec. 31 for the Blue, Orange and…

Metro completed track work on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines earlier than expected. New4’s Adam Tuss explains what repairs were done. 

Airline delays and cancelations are at an all-time low as holiday traveling revs up. News4’s Derrick Ward reports from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on why it may be easier to get through the airport than to it.

It wasn’t pretty outside Reagan National Airport the Sunday before Christmas. Traffic was backed up getting onto the property, which isn’t surprising considering AAA says a record 119 million people will travel this holiday season about 2.5% more than last year. The TSA is expecting to screen about 40 million people. Dara Albrecht, who is traveling to North Carolina, described…

As people make their way to their holiday destination, News4’s Jessica Albert talks with travelers at DCA.

An officer with the Metro Transit Police Department is hurt after a suspect stabbed the officer in the wrist Tuesday at the Gallery Place station in D.C., police say.

A project to ease traffic in the Manassas, Virginia, area with a new bypass may be stalled indefinitely due to debate over cost and route. Leaders in Prince William and Fairfax counties leaders have been studying the 3-and-a-half mile bypass off of busy Route 28 for seven years. Now, some Prince William County supervisors want the project to be canceled….

One of the most controversial road projects in the area may be stalled indefinitely. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains leaders from Prince William and Fairfax counties have been debating a bypass off busy Route 28 in the Manassas area, but a disagreement about cost could put the brakes on the project.

Riders who spoke to News4 said they didn’t notice the switch to automatic train operation. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

On the first day of Metro’s Red Line switching to an automatic train operation system, there were a few instances where trains have overrun stations. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Metro’s switch to automatic train operation (ATO) on the Red Line Sunday went well — aside from a few times in which trains went past the stations’ platforms before stopping, a spokesperson for Metro said. The spokesperson said there were no impacts to Red Line service and that the ATO system was “performing well with only minor, first-day adjustments.” “I…

For those flying to their holiday destination, it’s important to know what belongs in checked luggage and what can go in carry-on bags.

Automatic train operations, contactless payment, increased train services and more changes are coming to Metro. Here’s a look at the proposed 2025 budget and this weekend’s return to computerized trains.

This weekend is a historic one for Metro, which just got the green light to return to automation mode. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

The closures will be in effect Dec. 20-30. Service should be back to normal on the last day of the year.

We’re just over a week away from several downtown D.C. Metro stations closing during the final weeks of 2024. Service should be back to normal Dec. 31. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is pumping nearly $70 billion dollars into improving and expanding passenger rail across the U.S. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us that traveling by train can also be good for the planet.