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Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that the Commonwealth Transportation Board sold more than $124 million in refunding bonds at a true interest cost of 1.38 percent, saving $25.8 million over the next 16 years.

Today, Congressmen Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly and Senators Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner announced nearly $116 million in Department of Transportation funding for construction of Phase I of the Dulles Metrorail project.

Governor McDonnell announced yesterday that the Virginia Department of Transportation has initiated a procurement seeking private sector interest to operate, integrate and innovate the state’s transportation operations centers.

Beginning this weekend, a four month project will replace electronic equipment along the Dulles Toll Road ramps.

Over 2,000 persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free cab ride service, SoberRide, this holiday season as opposed to possibly driving home drunk.

Lake Wobegon. It’s a place, they say, where “all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.”

During the last decade, the highest number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities occurred on New Year’s Day, according to a recent analysis conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. As area partygoers and revelers prepare to pop the cork on New Year’s Eve celebrations this weekend, AAA Mid-Atlantic cautions them about the dangers of drinking and driving.

Let’s dust off two old Latin expressions - namely - Annus Mirabilis (meaning a “year of wonders”) and Annus Horribilis (literally, “a horrible year”) - that will prove useful in describing the best and worst in transportation in the Washington metro area.

Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) advertised more than $2 billion worth of construction and maintenance contracts during 2011.

A three-year schedule for new toll rates was approved by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors in November 2009 after conducting a series of public hearings.