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No_name <no_name@no_spam.org> wrote:

: Since my wife works in DC, (near Van Ness) we would like
: to find out how bad the traffic is during Rush hour -
: along River road, Old Georgetown, Connecticut, Bradley,
: Mass, and Wisconsin. 

River Road is slow in the mornings, but the traffic does
keep moving.  In the evenings River Road is fast but
crowded, so you will have to drive carefully.  Also,
many intersections do not have left turn signals, so
use caution when approaching any intersection and when
turning left.

Wisconsin Avenue has lots of traffic lights.  In order
to accommodate people turning left, the light on
Wisconsin at Old Georgetown and the light on Wisconsin
at Bradley do not permit traffic on Wisconsin Avenue
to travel in both directions at the same time.

East-West Highway at Connecticut Avenue is a bottleneck.

I suggest getting a house close to public transportation.
There are Metrobus routes along River Road (T2), Old
Georgetown Rd. (J2, J3), East-West Highway (J2, J3), and
Connecticut Avenue (L7, L8), and there are a Ride-On
routes along Bradley Blvd. (36), Wisconsin Av./Rockville
Pike (42 on Wisconsin, 46 on Rockville Pike),
Massachusetts Av. (29), Goldsboro Rd. (29), and Wilson La.
(29, 32).  Many routes do not run the entire length of
the road, and many routes only run on weekdays or only
run during certain hours.

The following Metro stations serve the Bethesda area:
Grosvenor (Rockville Pike north of I-495); Medical
Center (NIH); Bethesda (Wisconsin Av. and Old
Georgetown Rd.), and Friendship Heights (Wisconsin Av.
and Western Av.).  If you want a seat, then board
at Grosvenor.

For more information about Metro, call (202) 637-7000
or go to http://www.wmata.com/ on the Web, and for more
information about Ride-On call (301) 217-7433 or visit
http://www.dpwt.com/ on the Web.
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