scott mcfar land, news 4 eye team. >> thank you, scott. it's going to get worse before it gets better. that's the words on plans to add express lanes on i-66 outside the beltway. will last for years, four years. transportation reporter adam took a ride in chopper 4 to explain how this project will work. >> reporter: four years, yes, four years of construction along i-66 and take a look at where this construction is going to be taking place, right here along what is arguably the most congested corridor in our entire region from the beltway out to gainsville. we are talking about two new express lanes being built o to push the road out a little bit. it's going to get tough. 66, there is the unpredict ability. >> 66 is hit or miss. >> reporter: others simply dread the road. >> it's all hours of the day, it's not just rush hour. any time of the day you can get caught in traffic there. >> reporter: that's why transportation leaders say something needs to be done. well, something is being done. two brand-new express lanes running nearly 23 miles

. >> scott mcfar land broke several pieces of news on that front today and joins with us the latest. scott? >> reporter: it was late this afternoon the presidential services administration officially declared trump the official winner allowing him access to headquarters. meantime the inauguration planning has accelerated. congressional leaders have ceremoniously begun the platform for the event outside the state capitol. orientation for newly eleed toll. and the big office moves there are set to begin. nearly 200 members of congress either swap offices or move into new offices after election day 2014. laborers on the grounds will set up the computers, the definites, even the coding for the website for all the new house members coming to dc in january. congress begins next week, they will move into cubicles in the base men. >>> what about the experts, the professional pollsters who aide get paid to do this stuff? many of them frankly were embarrassed. you can find an analysis of how rural america powered trump to the white house. open our nbc washington app and search, what the polls g

scott mcfar lane, news4 i-team. >>> the polls in virginia opened less than 30 minutes ago. we have a look at whether there could be a last minute surprise. >> wheels down in new york. hillary clinton arrived in the empire state while you we have team coverage from both campaign headquarters. >> it is a cold election morning. yes, we have our challenges. we must give every child a great education, build an economy that works for everyone, end tax breaks for companies that move our jobs overseas. by working together, democrats and republicans, we can do these things. that's why we must defeat those who want to turn americans against one another. i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message, because united, >>> election day excitement. voting is under way in virginia and tim kaine just completed his ballot in richmond. maryland and d.c. polls will open in the next 30 minutes. >> new york arrival. the battle ground blitz is now over for hillary clinton who had a star studded show of support. fire up voters for donald trump. now it is decision day. >> 6:30 right now. the pol