Express Toll Lanes Promoted in Study
The fact that mass transit is not being mentioned at all just goes to demonstrate — yet again — just how thoroughly the developer lobby dominates the transportation issue…

Highway congestion has grown so severe that virtually all of the Washington region’s main commuter routes are chronically clogged and unable to move motorists efficiently, according to a regional study released yesterday.

Drivers on some highways designed for mile-a-minute travel are lucky to make five miles in an hour. Freeways that were manageable three years ago, such as the Dulles Toll Road, are now bumper-to-bumper at peak times. Congestion on some highways has doubled in three years, when the last study was released.

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