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Tom Roussey

@tomroussey.bsky.social
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Transportation reporter covering DC, MD & VA for ABC7. Graduate of Paint Branch High in Montgomery Co & Univ. of Maryland. Christian. Love sports, books, Terps!

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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New Metro signs being rolled out at L’Enfant Plaza have many riders talking. I received a tour from Metro today explaining them. I’ll have lots more, but for now I can report they’ve decided to keep the stripes on pylons outside stations instead of using circles w/letters. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
DDOT will close at least one lane 24 hours a day in the 9th Street tunnel until next summer! It’s because of a huge Metrobus fire in April. Crews will do a lot of repair work - you can see in this video a sizable portion of the tunnel is still damaged from the smoke & flames.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As they await a verdict on a bribery charge, Ward 8 DC Councilmember Trayon White & supporters just did a prayer walk outside the federal courthouse. They seem optimistic after earlier today the jury sent a note saying it couldn’t reach a verdict - judge told jury to keep trying.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Flyover just went over during a Mayor Bowser press conference about the RFK area redevelopment plan in DC
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
$3+ million spreadsheet error by DASH bus service in Alexandria could result in service cuts wjla.com/news/local/l...
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Alexandria DASH bus service makes $3.7M error; riders, taxpayers may pay to fix it
What leaders say was a spreadsheet mistake led Alexandria’s DASH bus system to spend more than $3 million over its budget.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Drivers who use Rock Creek Pkwy should know Waterside Dr NW - which serves as an exit for Mass Ave - didn’t close today as planned, & it’s now unclear when it’ll close. NPS says they found an early 1900s utility line & have to make sure it doesn’t interfere w/planned rehab work.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Transit leaders & transit police chiefs from across the country are here in DC to learn from each other how to keep riders safe & to advocate Congress on transit issues like funding. Among those who are here: MTA in New York, SEPTA in Philly, BART in San Francisco. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Even though Reagan National had nearly as many passengers as BWI Marshall last year & was within 4 million of Dulles (IAD set a record last year), it has way fewer parking spaces. A new garage is expected to help, but it's not fully open yet. #DCA
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: After an outcry from the union following a brutal attack against a bus driver last month, Metro is changing a policy requiring drivers to quote the fare to passengers. Drivers will now only have to do it if they're protected by a fully enclosed shield, not a partial one. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Metro board meeting going on in which bus fare evasion was a topic. Metro says % of riders not paying dropped from ~74% to 63% after an enforcement effort - but admits that’s still too high. Metro says fare evasion 79% in MD, 73% in DC, but only 37% in VA. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Metro GM says tomorrow at 9:37 a.m. on September 11 all trains and buses will stop moving for one minute as part of a moment of silence on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our area and New York. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Metro says there have only been 2 homicides in the entire transit system this year, & both happened at the same place – Addison Road station. This afternoon Metro Transit Police announced an arrest connected to the latest homicide, which happened yesterday. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Three Metro Red Line stations that were closed for two months are now back open! This video shows a newly redone platform at Grosvenor. Bethesda and Medical Center also reopened today. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are getting a tour from Metro of the work they have been doing at Bethesda this summer building a new mezzanine that will connect to the future Bethesda station of the Purple Line. Bethesda and two other closed Metro stations reopen Monday. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Metro confirmed today the Red Line summer shutdown will end on time Sunday & Bethesda, Medical Center & Grosvenor will reopen Monday as scheduled. HOWEVER they also warned riders Greenbelt & College Park will close Sat, Sun, and Mon (Labor Day) for signaling system work. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
JUST IN: MCDOT says Ride On’s Glenmont Express bus service has been extended through Sept 30, & if ridership is good it will likely become permanent. The express bus started in July to help during a Metro shutdown in Bethesda. Stops at Glenmont, Shady Grove & Milestone park&ride.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
JUST IN: Maryland State Highway Admin. says Rt 355 bus-only lanes put in place for the Metro Red Line shutdown will go away starting Monday. A few months ago the head of SHA said they’d consider making the lanes permanent outside the Beltway, but ultimately SHA decided it’s best to remove them.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This morning I’m at Manassas Regional Airport, which will receive an airport operating certificate from the FAA that will allow it to begin offering commercial passenger flights. Renderings below. This will be the start of a thread that I’ll add details to as the day goes on!
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
VDOT, Transurban studying making the I-95 Express Lanes go both directions & extending them to Spotsylvania County wjla.com/news/local/v...
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I-95 Express Lanes company wants to make them go both directions, extend them
VDOT tells 7News it is studying the possibility of operating the Interstate 95 Express Lanes in both directions simultaneously, rather than one direction at a t
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We learned a lot of new information today about how Virginia Railway Express (VRE) & Amtrak will handle a 9-day shutdown of passenger rail service south of Union Station in October. wjla.com/news/local/w...
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Why is Amtrak shutting down for 9 days between DC, Virginia? The answer is underground
Amtrak announced this week that it plans to shut down all passenger rail service between Virginia and D.C. for nine days in October. On Tuesday, the rail servic
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Amtrak took us into what’s called the First Street Tunnel south of Union Station to show why they need to do a 9-day shutdown of passenger service between Alexandria & Union Station in Oct. The interlocking here needs major work - it takes 9 tracks down to 2 for Virginia.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today Amtrak announced a 9-day shutdown of a lot of passenger rail service between Union Station & Alexandria Oct 16-26 for major work to “replace aging track components and improve reliability.” I’m still awaiting a lot of details but in some cases buses will replace trains.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. is launching campaign - they’ll use college football to target young men with a message to drive sober. Statistics show men 18-34 drive drunk & crash far more than other groups. Urban Meyer & other well-known football personalities are here
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NEW: The ATU Local 689 union representing Metro employees is telling bus drivers not to follow a recent policy requiring them to quote the fare to passengers. They say a recent assault on a Metrobus driver in Silver Spring shows why it’s dangerous. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
NEW: The Union Station Redevelopment Corp. just announced five new businesses they say will open at the historic train station in the coming months: •Andy’s Pizza  •Housebar •Capo Deli •Joe & The Juice  •Springbone Kitchen
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Montgomery Co. Police say it was a 13-year old boy driving a stolen Kia who crashed into a Toyota in Germantown Tuesday, killing Virginia resident William Vance Payne II. 4 girls aged 14, 14, 13 & 12 & boys aged 15 & 12 were in the Kia with the 13-year old wjla.com/news/local/b...
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Boy, 13, accused of driving stolen car in deadly Maryland crash; victim ID'd
The man killed in a crash with a stolen car driven by a 13-year-old has been identified, according to Montgomery County police.Investigators saidWilliam Vance
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Metro leaders are holding a press conference about crime on the transit system, which they say is at historically low levels. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
After massive overhaul plan is scrapped, what’s next for DC's Union Station? Click here for video and an article about it. t.co/4Nt6yBJHFb
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https://wjla.com/news/local/after-massive-overhaul-plan-is-scrapped-whats-next-for-union-station
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
NEW: Metro board of directors will hold a special meeting Thursday to vote on an agreement to prepare for the new NFL stadium: $300 million in DC tax money for Stadium Armory improvements & $5 million for designing bus rapid transit between Union Station & the stadium. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New renderings of what Dulles Airport would look like under a $20+ billion Trump administration supported plan. Dulles has expanded its terminal before, but this would be the biggest change to architect Eero Saarinen’s original design in Dulles’s 64 year history.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Montgomery Co. officials & the owner of White’s Ferry outside Poolesville announce MoCo will pay $1.5 million in tax money to buy it. The ferry closed in 2020 & they hope this will lead to restored service. However, there are still hurdles on the Virginia side to reopening it.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Metro Board of Directors is discussing a plan to put platform doors at Red Line stations. Metro officials have previously said they want to install the doors at 20 of 27 Red Line stations, but now they say they’ll study the costs/benefits of putting them at all 27. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
NEW: Metro just released renderings of platform doors they want to put in Red Line stations as part of a huge modernization project. They hope to install the automated doors as early as a couple years from now - they say they'll be safer & prevent falls onto the tracks. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Will you be affected? Metro releases list of future shutdowns #wmata wjla.com/news/local/m...
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Will you be affected? Metro releases list of future shutdowns
Metro released its schedule Monday for future shutdowns and service disruptions, and it’s clear that more pain is on the way for Red Line and other riders.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A portion of Connecticut Avenue that runs below Dupont Circle is closing at night and on weekends for a “deckover” project to build a new plaza - crews have made a lot of progress recently wjla.com/news/local/n...
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Night and weekend road closures begin in Dupont Circle as 'deckover' project continues
DDOT has begun closing portions of Connecticut Avenue at night and on weekends for a "deckover" project.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Travelers at Dulles Airport are dealing with some cancellations and delays. An employee for United told me the smoke is affecting some flights.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It’s an easy day to fly in most of the US…but not at DCA! We’re working to get more info, but there was a ground stop for a “VIP” per FAA that’s causing a mess. FlightAware shows Reagan National is the worst airport in the country for departing flights and it’s not even close!
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The Great American State Fair on the National Mall closes at 11 PM - I’m here working & in the final hour I took a last look at Metro‘s past and future, the original 1000 series train and a mock up of the future 8000 series train. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I really can’t stress enough how important it is to know enough to question GPS. My friend is going from Arlington to Leesburg & it told him to take the Key Bridge and go through DC & Maryland even though traffic on 66 & other roads is fine. Sometimes GPS is completely wrong!
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The @wmatagm.bsky.social Randy Clarke & other Metro leaders are at Smithsonian station checking on things. Although Metro is scheduled to close stations at 2 AM tonight, they tell me if necessary they will stay open later to make sure everyone seeing the fireworks gets back. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
With the later than normal fireworks and other changes I wasn’t sure what to expect, but right now America 250 is drawing MASSIVE crowds to the Smithsonian Metro station, far more than I’ve seen here at this time on previous July 4ths. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
BREAKING: Metro is now free to ride for the rest of the July 4 night. The gates opened a few minutes early at Smithsonian. You don’t need to tap at stations, just walk through! #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
There are a dwindling number of flights waiting to take off at DCA tonight, most of them delayed. On July 4, the airport has an unprecedented 12 hours without commercial flights scheduled due to all the military flyovers for America 250. It’ll last from noon to midnight.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
With later fireworks & extra security this July 4, Metro expects riders to spread out instead of just cramming Smithsonian & a few other stations. Arlington Cemetery, Crystal City, Potomac Yard, Anacostia, Capitol South, Archives, Foggy Bottom could be busier than normal #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
We’re getting our first detailed look at what the future Metro 8000 series trains will look like! New features include open gangways connecting pairs of trains, lights on the floor, more electronic signs, & more seats against the wall like on the New York City subway. #wmata
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Adrian Boafo is giving his victory speech after being declared the winner of the Democratic primary for Maryland House District 5.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Excitement at the Adrian Boafo election night party. He was just projected to be the winner of the Democratic primary for House District 5 in Maryland.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We are at the primary election night party for Democrat Adrian Boafo, who was endorsed by retiring longtime Congressman Steny Hoyer in Maryland House District 5. Boafo is ahead in early voting results with Quincy Bareebe in second.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I'm covering the Maryland 5th District race for Congress tonight. It's a seat Democrat Steny Hoyer has held for 45 years! But he's retiring, and TWENTY FOUR Democrats and three Republicans are competing in the primary tonight.
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Tom Roussey @tomroussey.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Family members are seeking answers after a man delivering food to support his family was hit and killed by suspects fleeing from US Park Police during a car chase on Connecticut Ave. wjla.com/news/local/u...
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Family wants answers after man hit and killed by suspects being chased by Park Police
Charges have been dropped – at least for now – against suspects who allegedly fled in a stolen car and hit and killed an innocent man while being chased by US P
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