Tom Roussey
Transportation reporter covering DC, MD & VA for ABC7. Graduate of Paint Branch High in Montgomery Co & Univ. of Maryland. Christian. Love sports, books, Terps!
- Warning to Amtrak riders: Amtrak canceled 20 trains - 16 of which stop at Union Station - Thursday and they are canceling the same 20 trains again Friday! More details: wjla.com/news/local/a...
- Crews are trying to take advantage of above freezing temperatures to better clear roads in our area. Here is a team working on University Boulevard right outside Blair High School in Silver Spring.
- DMV officials are warning drivers to be extra careful as roads are still not back to normal, and many merge areas like the one at this exit from DCA onto Route 1 are still mostly covered in snow. If you go out into traffic too fast you could hit someone.
- Trucks are hauling snow & ice cleared from city streets to this parking lot in Rock Creek Park. DDOT says they’ll likely run out of space here tomorrow, but RFK should have enough room to handle the rest of the cleanup, which is expected to take at least the rest of this week.ll
- There is still a lot of work to do, but DC city leaders say they are making progress clearing streets. This is work along I St. NW not far from the White House.
- Mayor Bowser is giving an update on snow/ice cleanup in DC. Her office says 295, 695, & 395 were cleared as of yesterday, now the focus is on major streets like 14th, North Capitol, H, Massachusetts Ave, Rhode Island Ave, Military Rd & Missouri Ave.
- I’ve had a few issues - one is unlike Metro, you can’t use a credit card to ride, & it wasn’t obvious where the pay stations were. I asked a couple riders who helped me. However, local news said pay by credit card is coming soon, in time for World Cup games in Seattle this year.
- Also I went the wrong way! Having never been here before I assumed downtown meant downtown Seattle & Federal Way was a neighborhood, but apparently it’s a separate place at the south end of the line! My fault, but it would help if they had north/south directions like #wmata is implementing.
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