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Latest News
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Chain Bridge closing this weekend and next
No drivers, walkers or cyclists will be allowed on the bridge. The project is expected to be complete by May 31.
By Tracee Wilkins, March 12, 2010, NBC Washington
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Chain Bridge NOT closed March 12-15
DDOT has issued a press release saying work has been postponed again.
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AAA, others back Md. negligent-killing-by-auto bill
The legislation would fill a gap between the traffic offense of negligent driving and the felony of vehicular manslaughter -- a charge that is difficult to prove without evidence of extreme negligence such a drunk driving.
By Michael Dresser, March 11, 2010, Baltimore Sun
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Md. bill could remove "gross negligence" standard for drivers who kill
Too many drivers at fault for deadly car crashes are walking away with nothing more than a fine. That's the argument in support of a bill in Annapolis to toughen the state's vehicular manslaughter laws.
March 11, 2010, WJZ News
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Chain Bridge closed for next two weekends
The Chain Bridge will be closed the next two weekends so the D.C. Department of Transportation can complete reconstruction work that has been postponed for months.
March 11, 2010, WTOP
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Bike the Blossoms 2010
WABA will again have its bike valet, and Bike and Roll and NPS will again do tours of the blossoms, via the going out gurus.
March 9, 2010, WashCycle
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3 pedestrians struck in separate incidents; 2 dead
Three pedestrians were killed or critically injured by vehicles in three separate incidents within an hour of one another across the D.C. region Saturday morning, police said. In two of the cases, police said, the drivers did not stop.
By Matt Zapotosky, March 7, 2010, Washington Post
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Chain Bridge will be closed March 12-15
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Storm assessment: Sidewalks were biggest problem in D.C.
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Two Wheels or Two Feet: Sharing the Way (PDF)
