Internal Revenue Service today, Dec. 10, 2014, issued the 2015 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.

Beginning this Sunday, Dec. 14, motorists can try out the new Interstate 95 Express Lanes for free until tolling begins Dec. 29.

All westbound lanes of Interstate 66 will close intermittently between midnight Thursday, Dec. 11 and 5 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, for the installation of two gantries between the Fairfax County Parkway and Route 28. Each closure will last up to 30 minutes.

Find out about the development of a traffic operational and safety study to identify short term recommendations to improve traffic operations on Route 28 (Centerville Road) from South of I-66 to Liberia Avenue. The study will collect traffic data to identify locations where low cost improvements could be made to the corridor.

Transportation for school buses for Potomac High School, Potomac Middle School, Williams Elementary School,and River Oaks Elementary School may be delayed.

Some PRTC bus routes and timetables have been adjusted starting December 1, as the Fall Service Change takes effect. The most significant change is the splitting of the Montclair OmniRide commuter bus service into two separate routes.

From Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is timing signals to help move motorists through 13 major shopping centers around northern Virginia, including Manassas Mall and Potomac Mills,

On Thursday, November 20, 7-9pm, the PW Committee of 100 will host a dinner and panel discussion on law enforcement use of license plate readers (LPRs) to gather information on personal vehicles, which raises privacy concerns by the public.