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Garden State Parkway traffic light removal project in Cape May delayed until next year – AP/NJ.com
When was a kid, I remember being very surprised that there were traffic lights on the Garden State Parkway, a toll super-highway, in Cape May County. They are still there, but their time is finally coming to a close. Those [...]

Since news broke that 3 Northern Virginia county parkways were getting new state route numbers, Google has already updated their maps for two of them. First, the Prince William Parkway and its new route 294 was updated. As of this morning, the Franconia-Springfield Parkway is now shown with primary Virginia state route 289.
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The news that several Northern Virginia county parkways would get new state route numbers only broke in the last few days and already Google Maps has the new Prince William Parkway route number, 294, posted. The original number, 3000, is still shown as well.
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That was fast! Maybe too fast since the numbers won’t [...]

3 commuter routes to be renamed – WTOP
Three Northern Virginia county parkways that were built as secondary highways will be “promoted” to primary state highways.
The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved the transfer to VDOT Thursday.
The move converts the three thoroughfares into primary roads, meaning they may be eligible for new funding and maintenance priorities. The routes [...]

Two I-95 travel plazas to be rebuilt in revenue-sharing plan | Gallery – The Sun
Chesapeake and Maryland House centers will undergo $56 million redesign; profits will be shared with state
The two-year, $56 million project to rebuild Maryland House and Chesapeake House as a public-private partnership with Areas USA was approved Monday by the Maryland Transportation [...]

Interstate 695 reappears in D.C. – District of DeBonis, The Post
Three years and two days ago, I posted that as part of the 11th Street Bridge reconstruction, the bridge would likely become Interstate 695. Technically, the Southeast Freeway has always been I-695, but it has never been posted. Thanks to a photograph from Adam Froehlig, [...]

ARLINGTON, Va. — A lane from the Fairfax Drive ramp at EXIT 67 is being extended along Interstate 66 westbound all the way to EXIT 69, Sycamore Street. This “spot improvement” (Virginia Department of Transportation) is less ambitious than I had hoped for and I am curious if it will provide much relief after it [...]

Maryland Intercounty Connector opens to Laurel – Dr. Gridlock, The Post
I-270 to I-95 takes 20 min. on ICC – WTOP The newest portion of the Intercounty Connector (MD 200), between MD 97 Georgia Ave. and Interstate 95 opened this morning. While a connection to US 1 near Laurel remains to be completed, the bulk of [...]

I-95 high-speed E-ZPass lanes open at Newark toll plaza – The News Journal (New Castle, Del.)
A nightmare of a construction project along Interstate 95 has been completed.
The Delaware Turnpike toll plaza near Newark now has two dedicated left lanes for cars with EZ Pass — drivers with the transponder no longer have to slow down!
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Remember when the Intercounty Connector (MD 200) opened and people were wondering when Google Maps and other online mapping services would add the road to their options? Well, wonder no longer, but as The Sun reports, the real question is when will Google Maps get the ICC right?
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