"Nobody should say, 'It's my way or the highway, '" said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland.

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The study, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, is the focus of a two day symposium held in Washington, D.

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One example of a shovel-ready project is the Gallows Road-Lee Highway intersection in the notoriously traffic-clogged suburbs of Northern Virginia outside Washington, D.

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