Technology will help enforce HOT lane tolls

Officials at Transurban say they will use multi-band infrared technology to help police enforce high occupancy toll lanes in Northern Virginia. The company is poised to introduce the region to automated express lanes where high occupancy vehicles ride free. Infrared sensors would be installed near toll gantries to count passengers, said Ken Daley, Transurban’s vice…

Building to ease permit waits

Do-it-yourselfers, developers or anyone else seeking building permits will soon be able to get them without all the confusion,said Thomas Bruun, director of the Prince William County Public Works Department. The county’s new Development Services Building at 5 County Complex Court, behind the McCoart Administration Center, will be fully operational by Tuesday. People wanting to…