Tom Roussey

This morning Dulles Airport has a ground stop, but unlike Reagan National yesterday, it is not because of staffing per the FAA, but it is because of the strong winds in the area right now.

Reagan National Airport had a ground stop that has now been cancelled, but the FAA says delays are still averaging an hour and a half due to "staffing." #DCA

BREAKING: VDOT announces the extension of the 495 Express Lanes between the Dulles Toll Road & GW Parkway will open in late November. VDOT & Transurban still aren't giving an exact date, but say the toll lanes will open "ahead of holiday travel."

NEW: A group called DMVMoves, which has been meeting more than a year, passed a plan calling for increased funding to help Metro w/future needs like a new rail signaling system. Lot of work still to be done - local governments still have to come up with how to pay for it. #wmata

After receiving a partial paycheck two weeks ago, today air traffic controllers did not receive any paycheck at all due to the government shutdown. Today at Reagan National & other U.S. airports, they handed out flyers and asked travelers for help in calling on Congress to end the shutdown.

The only answer about the purpose of the flyover so far has come from a spokesman for the DC mayor’s office, who says the flyover was related to the Navy’s 250th anniversary celebration this month.

Metro says some of its rail signaling equipment is so old, the wires crumble and fall apart when they try to work on it. Wednesday #wmata will ask a group of DMV leaders to approve a plan for extra funding for rail signaling & other projects: wjla.com/news/local/w...

As far as why they did this, I'm still trying to confirm, but they appeared to be the Navy Blue Angels, which referred us to the White House when we asked them why they did it. It appears the plane hanging back may have been filming the others but no one has said for sure.

After another circle or two, it seems to be over. Just saw 3 commercial planes take off from DCA again, nothing took off while they were doing the flyovers.

They’ve done at least four circles, I captured them going over DCA again.

The military is doing a series of flyovers over DC right now, just captured this video from Reagan National Airport.

Metro gave us a tour of one of its original train control rooms at Farragut North. #wmata says rooms like this would largely go away if it could get funding to replace its signaling system. Many things in this room date to the 1970s & many of the parts aren’t even made anymore.

Second straight night of evening rush-hour traffic mayhem in DC related to road closures for the Zelenskyy visit

I don’t think they’ve confirmed that 100% but that certainly seems to be what it is.

Even for DC, traffic anywhere close Georgetown is absolutely horrific tonight, there was Secret Service activity & MPD said the Key Bridge would be closed throughout rush hour. My coworker & I finally abandoned the area completely and are heading north and way out of our way.

Avoid Georgetown and anywhere near it at all costs if you are driving! Per WTOP Secret Service apparently closed some roads and it is absolute chaos and I am stuck in it with my coworker 😬

VDOT says Beltway traffic like this, which is happening today and happens every afternoon as cars head towards Maryland, is why the Express Lanes are needed. However some in Prince George's County fear the project would send Virginia's traffic straight to them.

BREAKING: The Transportation Planning Board did not approve a Virginia plan to extend Express Lanes from Springfield to the National Harbor area. There was a lot of opposition from Prince George’s Co. TPB voted to allow VDOT to try again in the future but it has “work to do.”

Bethesda residents losing sleep as Purple Line builders look to extend noise waiver The company in charge of Purple Line construction in downtown Bethesda is seeking an extension of a noise waiver allowing it to do work in the overnight hours.

Bethesda residents losing sleep as Purple Line builders look to extend noise waiver wjla.com/news/local/b...

There have been a lot of delays this holiday weekend at Reagan National Airport. Per the FAA they have been due not to the government shutdown, but the weather. Today is often a heavy travel day for travelers returning from long weekend trips, so this will affect a lot of people.

North of the RFK site where a new football stadium will be built, Metro might one day put a new station along the elevated tracks. That possibility will be explored as part of a study approved by the #wmata board today. Metro will also study possible upgrades at Stadium-Armory.

Per FlightAware Reagan National had 221 delays Wednesday (& zero cancellations) & 134 delays Tuesday. Wednesday the FAA reported an evening staffing shortage for air traffic control at DCA - it had an impact but did not lead to a meltdown. So far today no DCA shortage reported.

NEW: Video from the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority shows how the new Long Bridge for trains and a parallel bridge for pedestrians & bikers will be constructed over the Potomac River. Major construction work is expected to start next year, currently the projected completion date is 2030.

These slides from Metro show the reason for the planned Crystal City/Potomac Yard weekend shutdowns as well as the exact dates. #wmata

Also on 10 separate weekends between Feb & June (but not at peak cherry blossom time) Metro plans to shut down Crystal City, and on three of those weekends will also close Potomac Yard. Metro is working on a plan to make sure people can get to DCA during those weekends. #wmata

Metro says it'll shut down Bethesda, Medical Center & Grosvenor on the Red Line for 2 months next summer - July 6-Sept 6. #wmata says it'll be rehabbing Grosvenor's platform & doing bridge work, and it's building a mezzanine at Bethesda to connect to a future Purple Line station.

New helicopter rules put in place at IAD, BWI after midair crash at DCA In the wake of January’s midair collision near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people, for the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration is changin

In the wake of January‘s deadly midair collision near Reagan National Airport, the FAA is looking at helicopter rules not just at DCA but nationwide. It recently announced rule changes at Dulles & BWI Marshall. #aviation wjla.com/news/local/n...

After being retired from service last year, on Thursday the final Metro 2000 series train car left the Greenbelt Rail Yard. However, history is being preserved. #wmata

The National Park Service will consider widening the Mount Vernon Trail and adding better access to the Potomac River near the site of an old coal-fired power plant in Alexandria. www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/n...

Reminder: Many Metro riders will need to leave extra time for their trips Saturday & Sunday as Rosslyn and Arlington Cemetery stations will be closed for track work, with buses replacing trains. Since three lines go through Rosslyn this will affect a lot of people. #wmata