Archive for January, 2010

Snow is tapering off, but many major roads remain snow covered. Around 6:00 tonight, Arlington Police shut down the Hayes St. on-ramp to I-395 due to treacherous conditions. Earlier, traffic cameras caught a car that spun out at the top of the ramp.

As if it wasn’t hard enough to get around already, WMATA is reporting a “major delay” on the Orange Line at Ballston, heading towards New Carrollton. WMATA says the delays are due to a “door malfunction.”

Read the rest of this entry »

Police have temporarily shut down all lanes of I-395 South between Hayes Street and Arlington Ridge Road due to snowy conditions. Meanwhile, I-66 has reopened at Spout Run after an earlier accident.

Update @ 2:16 PM – Traffic cameras show snow plows working to clear portions of I-395 South. Police are reopening lanes, but may take some time for the backlog to clear out. Traffic is currently backed up on I-395 South past the Pentagon.

Cameras also show very heavy westbound traffic on the Arlington portion of I-66. In addition, there are reports of slow traffic on the northbound lanes of the George Washington Parkway.
Read the rest of this entry »

Arlington County public libraries are closing at 3:00 PM today due to weather.

As snow continues to fall across the region, Arlington County Police are reporting numerous vehicle accidents and disabled vehicles. Be careful out there.

Yesterday forecasters were predicting an inch of snow for Saturday. Now the Capital Weather Gang is predicting 2-4 inches of snow and warning that precipitation totals could reach even higher. Check back with us tomorrow as we program the brand new arlnow.com police scanner and monitor the snow’s impact on the community. The announcement from Arlington County Alerts is after the jump.
Read the rest of this entry »