Everyday, twice a day, for the past 6 years, I have driven a fourteen-mile circuit through town because I am my children’s school bus. Starting last year, however, things began to get very interesting. That’s when construction began in earnest for the Washington D.C. metro line extension out to Dulles airport and the HOT lane for the Capital Beltway. I live and drive at the intersection of these two mega-projects. My drive is now defined by orange cones, flashing signs, and new traffic patterns.
Sadly, I can’t really photograph all this while I’m driving. As luck would have it though, this last Saturday morning I had to take my oldest sons to a Boy Scout event at 7:00 am and after quickly checking the sunrise/sunset time website, I realized that I could drop them off and make it to the top floor of the parking garage at the mall before sunrise and hopefully get some interesting pictures of all the construction.
Every day has become a driving adventure. I guess I should be thankful for the, um, enhanced experience. But then again growth is a better problem to deal with than its opposite.
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