Tag: Transportation

Beltway Confidential

Senate approves bill to end FAA furloughs

Susan Ferrechio · April 25, 2013 4:00 am

Construction of the "Tyson's Central 7" station, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, Friday, Nov 18, 2011

Local construction firm nabs tentative win on Silver Line contract

Liz Essley · April 25, 2013 4:00 am

A Maryland Senate bill would hike the state's gas tax by some $4.3 billion to offset the budgetary hole in the Transportation Trust Fund that is slated to go bankrupt in 2018. The bill would impose a 1 percent wholesale tax staring in July and would rise to 3 percent by July 1, 2015. (Examiner file photo)

Maryland, Virginia road plans rely on Congress to avoid higher gas taxes

Andy Brownfield · April 25, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Morning Examiner: Democrats looking to retreat on FAA furloughs

Conn Carroll · April 25, 2013 4:00 am

Deal to lift furloughs on airport workers may be near

Susan Ferrechio · April 25, 2013 4:00 am

Examiner File
A recent survey shows that a large majority of D.C. residents support the city's use of red-light cameras.

Most D.C. residents support traffic cameras, survey finds

Liz Essley · April 24, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

California high-speed rail estimates ‘astounding’

Michael Barone · April 24, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - This April 22, 2013 file photo shows travelers standing in line at the LAX International Airport in Los Angeles. Under pressure, the White House signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy flight delays for airline passengers, while leaving the rest of $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in place. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

White House says it’s open to fix on FAA furloughs

David Espo, Jim Kuhnhenn · April 24, 2013 4:00 am

MetroAccess driver arrested on sexual assault charges

Liz Essley · April 24, 2013 4:00 am

Graeme Jennings/Examiner File
A new report shows that Washington-area drivers spent less time in traffic in 2012 than they did in 2011.

Economic doldrums mean less traffic for D.C.-area drivers

Liz Essley · April 24, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Doing less with more: President Obama’s manufactured airport delays

Conn Carroll · April 23, 2013 4:00 am

Penny MacDonald was supposed to depart Tampa International Airport on Monday April 22, 2013 at 1:40, but her flight to Toronto had been delayed to 3:10. She passed the time by knitting at the gate. A combination of furloughs of FAA air controllers due to sequestration and bad weather in the northeast caused hiccups in the commercial airline system on Monday. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Edmund D. Fountain)

Airline service improves but delays still possible

Scott Mayerowitz · April 23, 2013 4:00 am