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March 16, 2021 at 10:30am (Updated at 11 a.m.) The Arlington County Board is set vote this Saturday, March 20 on a nearly $1 million project to improve the intersection at N. Pershing Drive and Washington Blvd. The busy intersection in Lyon Park lacks accessible curb ramps and has narrow sidewalks, long crossings and outdated bus stops, per the county manager’s report, creating a harrowing experience for many pedestrians and cyclists. Concerns about the intersection were first brought up in M...

The Pentagon City Metro station is getting a second elevator. On Saturday, the Arlington County Board voted to award a contract to W. M. Schlosser Company for the construction of a second station elevator on the west side of S. Hayes Street, near the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City mall. Designs for the elevator were first approved early last year and the contract for managing the construction was approved this past summer. The second elevator will eliminate the need for pedestrians to cross si...

September 18, 2014 at 10:00am (Updated at 1:50 p.m.) About a dozen commuters were trapped in an elevator for 20 minutes at the Rosslyn Metro station during rush hour Thursday morning. One of the three high-speed elevators on N. Moore Street — which are less than a year old — broke down about 8:15 a.m., according to scanner traffic. A commuter who was rushing to work after being freed from the elevator said the group remained calm as they waited for help. The entrapment was caused by a powe...

January 26, 2021 at 10:45am The County Board approved safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists on Columbia Pike over Four Mile Run, as well as other changes, during its regular meeting on Saturday. The approved $1 million Four Mile Run bridge project includes widening the northern sidewalk next to westbound traffic from five feet to 10 feet and narrowing the traffic lanes. Lighting will also be added to the northern side of the bridge. Sturdy guardrails will be installed at the approach...

Some systems have launched new service options to meet new travel patterns.

December 11, 2020 at 3:55pm Arlington County has received a $710,000 grant to convert an outside lane of Lee Highway to bus- and HOV-only. The lane will run eastbound from N. Veitch Street to N. Lynn Street during peak morning hours and westbound from N. Oak Street to N. Veitch Street during the evening peak period. During these times, roughly 25 loaded buses travel that stretch per hour, staff said in a report this January. At other times, it will continue as a general-purpose travel lane. The...