Breakfast links: New rail bridges, better station area coming to Alexandria’s Union Station (opens in new tab)

Upgrades coming to Alexandria Union Station Rail bridges over King Street and Commonwealth Avenue will be replaced with infrastructure that meets modern safety standards. Other old rail infrastructure will also be replaced, and the Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express station area will be improved. (Mary Wadland / The Zebra) Plans progress for bus rapid transit lanes on Colesville Road The planned five miles of BRT lanes would run down Colesville Road from Sligo Creek Parkway to Tech Road, ser...