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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 5:59 pm
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Originally Posted by TheRoadIsLife
I am driving from Richmond , up I-95 to Tyson's Corner. I Dread the I-95 and Beltway traffic. Is it possible to take the Amtrack from Richmond to Alexandria or Washington , and meet up with a Metro stop that could carry me to Tyson's Corner?
The quick answer is NO. But if you want to avoid the beltway take 95 to 395N to VA110 North to 66 West. Also try and time your trip to take advantage of the HOV lanes on 95 and 395; see schedule below.

http://virginiadot.org/travel/hov-novasched.asp
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