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filming“Salt”
By DEBORAH A. MILES hurlsacrossthetractortraileroverand
AngelinaJolieflew over,andhowexhaustingtheworkisfor
intotheNewYorkState theactors.Theywonderedifrainwould
ThruwayAuthority spoiltheplans,andhowJoliearrivedon
headquartershelipad an89degreedayandhadtowearawinter
inlateApriltofilma hatandwoolcoatfortheshoot.They
fewscenesinamovie discussedthesmallestdetailssuchasthe
called“Salt.” “extras”sittingintheircarswithVirginia
Transportationfor andMarylandappliquésovertheirNew
thestarwasacovert Yorkplates.
operation,withplans
toavoidthepaparazzi.Itworked.Jolie Onlocation
snuckinandoutofAlbanytwicewithouta “Salt”actuallytakesplacein
hitch. Washington,D.C.withJolieplayinga
Thefeatwastheresultofbehind-the- rogueCIAoperativenamedEvelynA.Salt.
scenesworkbyaPEFmemberatthestate TheAlbanyroadwaysandrampsresemble
DepartmentofTransportation(DOT),Mark theD.C.beltway,sothechasesceneswere
Pyskadlo,acivilengineer. filmedintheCapitalRegion.
Workingwiththe“Salt”filmcrewfor DOTandPEFmembersJoeRutnikand
twoweekswasadifferentexperiencethan MattHaggertyalsoplayedanimportant
Pyskadlo’susualroutineasheadofDOT’s roleintheproduction.Rutnikhelped
trafficsignaloperationsandtheintelligent reviewtheroadclosureanddetourplans,
transportationsystemgroups. whileHaggertywasinvolvedwiththeday-
Instead,PyskadloalongwithJan to-dayoperationsduringfilming.Butnot
PetersonJr,aDOTregionalpermit
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attaxpayers’expense.
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AngelinaJolie’scharacter“Salt”
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withJoeGuest,Columbia’slocation
reviewdetourplansforthe
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