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State transportation officials should study dedicated travel lanes for vans, carpools and buses on a congested seven-mile stretch of the Capital Beltway that includes the American Legion Bridge, Montgomery and Fairfax leaders urged Tuesday. HOT lanes for toll payers and high-occupancy vehicles are planned for the Beltway in Virginia from the Springfield Interchange to just north of the Dulles Toll Road, and set to open later this year. But Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner and Fairfax Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova pointed out a seven-mile gap in dedicated high-occupancy travel lanes between the northern terminus of the planned...

Residents in Fairfax county went to the polls today to vote in a special election. Although unofficial vote totals are in, final results may take some time. On her website, Democrat Sharon Bulova declares victory, thanking voters for electing her Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. But Republican Pat Herrity has yet to concede. A campaign spokesperson for Herrity tells WTOP the candidate plans to challenge the results. With all precincts reporting, unofficial returns show Bulova defeated Herrity by just over 1,200 votes. She received 51,949 votes to Herrity's 50,732. Two independents Carey Campbell and Christopher F. DeCarlo...