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Virginia Blue & Yellow Line shutdown just weeks away: Here's how to navigate the closure -- On Tuesday, both Metro and the city of Alexandria warned Metrorail riders to start planning now for what promises to be a difficult seven to eight months. Starting in just a couple weeks, Metrorail riders who travel between Virginia and D.C. on the Blue and Yellow Lines will have to leave extra time to get places, with the first six weeks being the worst time period. [WJLA-TV]

Transportation authority weighs $75 billion in Northern Virginia projects -- The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority is looking for feedback from the public on its long-range TransAction plan, which is supposed to guide the region's transportation project priorities through 2045. [Insidenova.com]

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