Entrepreneurs, tech companies and students are being given a chance to offer up changes to a historically gridlocked region in Virginia at theTransportation & Mobility Hackathon.

The event, which takes place at Refraction in Reston, Va., on Nov. 16-17, is hosted by Fairfax County and the Virginia Department of Transportation, and will award $1,500-$3,000 for the best ideas. Fairfax County and VDOT are hoping that the event will provide some transportation solutions with innovative and new technologies.

Fairfax County is home to over 70 miles of smart roads, with sensors set up along Interstates 66, 495, 95 and Routes 29 and 50.

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