Breakfast links: A contract proposal for Beltway widening could put Maryland on the hook for millions
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Maryland could be on the hook for $50 million if toll lanes stall
Under a “predevelopment agreement,” Maryland could have to pay $50 million to the companies adding toll lanes to I-495 and I-270 if the project stalls. Some are worried about the agreement, given the lengthy delays of the Purple Line. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
A driver is dead after colliding with a Metrobus in DC
A Maryland driver died after his vehicle collided head-on with a Metrobus in Northeast DC Last Thursday. Two occupants in the vehicle and several bus passengers were hospitalized. (Jack Moore / WTOP. Tip: Chester B.)
Tysons leads the region’s suburbs in new apartments
According to a new study, Tysons has completed construction of 2,562 new apartment units in the past five years, more than any other DC suburb. Fredericksburg, Va. and Laurel, Md. come in next with 1,700 and 1,100 units respectively. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
National Guard troops will stay in DC through March
The National Guard will continue to maintain a presence in DC through March due to ongoing threats of right-wing extremism. The Guard’s presence is expected to shrink from its height of 25,000 troops for Inauguration Day to 5,000 in March. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
Will the decrease in new COVID-19 cases continue?
New COVID-19 cases in the region are trending downward after a post-holiday surge, but experts aren’t sure if the trend will hold given the spread of new COVID-19 variants that are more transmissible. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
Some Fairfax Co. parents are skeptical about school reopening plans
Fairfax County is set to gradually reopen public schools based on a hybrid model that allows students to begin returning on February and March, but some pro-opening parents are skeptical of the plan. (Matthew Delaney / WTOP)
Uber: an app or a lifestyle?
730DC interviewed Katie Wells, a Georgetown researcher who has followed DC Uber drivers for years, learning about working conditions, whether it’s safe to ride during the pandemic, and how the city rolled out the regulatory red carpet. (Hayden Higgins / 730DC)
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