
Tom Roussey
Transportation Reporter at WJLA-TV (Arlington, VA)
Transportation reporter covering DC, MD & VA for ABC7. Graduate of Paint Branch High in Montgomery Co & Univ. of Maryland. Christian. Love sports, books, Terps!
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wjla.com | Tom Roussey
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wjla.com | Tom Roussey
DULLES, Va. (7News) — Dulles Airport officials said they are seeing record-breaking numbers of passengers so far in 2025, with no end to the growth in sight. “We’re setting records at domestic, as well as international. International has been very, very strong,” Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority CEO Jack Potter told 7News. Some of the growth is driven by United Airlines, which tells 7News that Dulles International Airport is its fastest-growing hub.
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wjla.com | Tom Roussey
WASHINGTON (7News) — The leader of the largest union of Metro workers said Thursday that the transit agency’s plans for both the near future and the more distant future will put riders and employees at risk, and he’s calling on local leaders to act. Jackson took issue with a plan to fully automate Metro trains that some local leaders recently endorsed. Metro is currently in the process of bringing partial automation back to its trains.
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wjla.com | Tom Roussey
WASHINGTON (7News) — Metro and business officials announced the launch of a system that allows riders to pay by directly tapping credit or debit cards at rail station faregates on Wednesday Morning. Riders can also use smartphones that are linked to a credit card through features like Apple Pay or Google Pay. Although SmarTrip cards are not being eliminated, the new system will enable locals and tourists to pay without needing one.
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3 weeks ago |
wjla.com | Tom Roussey
WASHINGTON (7News) — It appears there will not be a regionwide sales tax that would be used to meet future funding needs for Metro; instead on Friday a majority of members or a regional task force called DMVMoves seemed to favor letting DC, Maryland, and Virginia all decide on different ways to come up with funding Metro says it will need to avoid a “fiscal cliff” and to pay for future improvements. Metro needs funds to maintain its transit system in the future.
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At a press conference at DOT headquarters this afternoon they displayed some of the aging air traffic control equipment the DOT secretary says they want to replace as part of a huge plan to modernize the system. #aviation https://t.co/KyGfcOI0W0

Mayor Bowser announces her “economic growth agenda” budget proposal. Says it’s in part to try to overcome an expected 40K DOGE job cuts. Among other things she wants to cut red tape to open a business & get rid of law increasing the non-tipped minimum wage for restaurant workers https://t.co/IKOSwD9txh

After this week's stabbing at West Potomac High School, we asked Fairfax County Public Schools why parents had to wait hours to get their kids. https://t.co/dAiP4CqnrA