Ambivalent Images took this photo of a statue and monument in Lafayette Square across from the White House, but didn’t know who it memorialized. Well it’s Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, the French general sent to aid George Washington during the American Revolution. This statue was Checkpoint No. 3 in the 2003 Urban Challenge, which this DCist ran. Now on to the Morning Roundup …

More on Anthrax Scare: While it looks like this week’s anthrax scares at Defense Department facilities in Virginia were just false alarms, D.C.’s delegate to the House, Eleanor Holmes Norton, is promising Congressional hearings into the apparent breakdown in communications between the feds and local authorities. The Examiner quotes Norton:

“The communication was, to say it politely, so confusing no one knew what was happening or what to do,” said Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. “That is precisely what we have tried to avoid since the [anthrax] attacks of 2001.”

Virginia DOT Supports Widening I-66 Through Arlington: When Interstate 66 was built 20-some years ago, part of the deal with Arlington County was that the roadway wouldn’t be more than two lanes in either direction and that it’d be car pool-only during rush hours. After numerous attempts in the past to widen I-66, Virginia’s transportation officials are trying again, the Post reports. VDOT says adding one westbound lane within the existing right of way would not only increase capacity, but also be smart move to aid in the evacuation of the city, if that should ever be needed. Arlington officials say it’d be nonsense to add more lanes since they’d be instantly consumed by rush-hour commuters.

And in Other Transportation News: WMATA’s long-awaited plan to assign managers to separate metrorail lines is now starting to materializing. The Post reports that the oversight of the Red Line, the Orange and Blue lines, and the Yellow and Green lines, will be overseen by separate managers, so services in stations and along the lines can be better coordinated.
From the Post:

The idea is to respond more quickly to the public and hold employees accountable, Feil said. The arrangement will begin on the Red Line this spring and extend to the other lines by winter, he said.

Briefly Noted: City’s poor to see $40 million in tax relief … It’s on: Kaine starts gubernatorial bid in Virginia … Also on: Operation Leprechaun …