Richard A. Kennedy has joined the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is informing and assuring the surrounding community that an upcoming landing and takeoff of a “Scorpion” military-style fighter jet aircraft at Reagan National Airport is a planned activity and does not represent any threat to public safety. The plane is being flown to the airport by a private company for marketing purposes.

Below is a statement from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority regarding Wednesday’s closing on a low-interest U.S. Department of Transportation ‘Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act’ (TIFIA) loan for the portion of Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project funded by revenue from the Dulles Toll Road.

To ease congestion and increase convenience for drivers, 19 toll-lanes along the Dulles Toll Road will be converted from “exact change” to “E-ZPass only” over the next year, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which operates the road, announced Wednesday.

During the conversion project, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 2, coin baskets will be removed and replaced by upgraded E-ZPass infrastructure.  Conversions are scheduled for unattended “exact change” lanes at the main toll plaza and exit ramps along the roadway.