tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post2263153978529175130..comments2024-03-29T04:57:59.779-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: BILL TO STUDY NEW MD-VA POTOMAC RIVER BRIDGE ADVANCES IN VA HOUSERobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-8377536007223230982014-02-05T16:51:02.934-08:002014-02-05T16:51:02.934-08:00Make drivers on the bridges pay a toll instead of ...Make drivers on the bridges pay a toll instead of freeloading off the taxpayers who take Metro. The congestion on the bridge will vanish, no need for an expensive new bridge, and we'll have the money we need to build a new Metro crossing of the Potomac. And the rest of the Beltway will be a lot less crowded too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-37341796279750143452014-02-05T15:20:22.691-08:002014-02-05T15:20:22.691-08:00Cue the countdown to Maryland saying it will never...Cue the countdown to Maryland saying it will never consider building another crossing due to environmental factors. In the meantime all the traffic that sits on the beltway between the bridge and the spur does more than its fair share of damage thanks to pollution.<br /><br />Maryland will never allow it to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-74162075314604406702014-02-05T05:47:42.280-08:002014-02-05T05:47:42.280-08:00Anyone who commutes from MoCo to Fairfax knows we ...Anyone who commutes from MoCo to Fairfax knows we need another crossing. It would pay dividends immediately. The Legion bridge is to top bottleneck in the DC region every rush hour.<br /><br />There was a nice bus service from Bethesda to Tysons 10 years ago. It ran on the Beltway shoulder. It was stopped due to lack of ridership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com