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From YouTube: Rt. 50 & Courthouse Road Intersection Update
Description
An examination of the difficult intersection of Rt. 50 and Courthouse Road and how stimulus funds may be used to improve it.
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The
intersection
of
Route,
50
and
courthouse
road
is
one
of
the
most
dangerous
in
Arlington
County.
First,
getting
onto
Route
50
west
from
courthouse
road
is
risky.
Business
and
traffic
here
often
backs
up
drivers
on
courthouse
road
must
wait
to
merge
onto
50
West
and
accelerate
quickly
into
oncoming
fast
moving
traffic,
since
there
is
no
acceleration
lien
on
this
major
thoroughfare.
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As
traffic
backs
up,
this
becomes
more
and
more
dangerous
at
the
same
point
lies
the
most
confusing
part
for
drivers
on
courthouse
road
heading
towards
route
15
to
get
onto
Route
50
east,
which
is
to
the
drivers
left.
You
must
bear
right
to
get
onto
Route,
50
West,
which
is
to
the
drivers
right.
You
must
bear
left
due
to
recent
cuts
to
the
state
transportation
budget.
Funding
for
this
important
project
was
reduced.