VA Road Relief Project Receives National Award
WASHINGTON – A pair of transportation projects that put two local roads on a diet is receiving a national award.
The D.C. region is notorious for terrible traffic, especially parts of northern Virginia, but there have been some innovative ideas aimed at relieving congestion and improving road safety.
On Monday, VDOT was recognized with a national award for the Reston “road diets” projects.
“The idea of a road diet is to take away a lane on a road that doesn’t need it to be able to use the pavement space for something more useful,” says Randy Dittberner, VDOT regional traffic engineer.
The problem: drivers were speeding along Lawyers Road and Soapstone Drive, causing numerous accidents and injuries.
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