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Apr 25, 2023

Helicopters Will Be Required To Fly At Higher Altitudes, On New Routes To Reduce Noise

D.C. area residents have been complaining about helicopter noise for years.

Jun 03, 2020

D.C. Will Enforce 11 P.M. Curfew As Troops Remain In Area

The District will enforce a curfew for the fourth consecutive night on Wednesday, beginning at 11 p.m. and lasting until 6 a.m. on Thursday.

May 25, 2011

Low-Flying Aircraft to Hover Over D.C.

If you’re out and about this afternoon and see a jet flying a little too close to the city for comfort, don’t worry: it’s just the Department of Defense conducting a calibration flight.

Dec 23, 2009

Maryland and Virginia Get Funds For Traffic Problems

Photo by picture prefect The Washington Post has all the details about the $300 million that Montgomery and Fairfax counties stand to receive from the federal government to alleviate soon-to-be major traffic problems. As part of the government’s BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) decisions in the past year, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Bethesda Naval Hospital were consolidated, adding thousands of personnel to the Bethesda location and doubling the number of visitors…

 
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