BREAKING NEWS — Paramedic Falls into Four Mile Run From I-395

  (Updated at 11:15 p.m.) An Alexandria paramedic fell about 20 feet from I-395 into Four Mile Run while responding to a call near Shirlington tonight. Just before 6:30 p.m. emergency crews...

BRAC Traffic Issues Improve in Barcroft Neighborhood

Efforts by residents to reduce traffic headaches in the Barcroft neighborhood appear to have paid off. Residents report that the increase in shuttle buses for government workers affected by BRAC has...

Morning Notes

Mark Center Parking Capped -- A roughly 2,000 spot parking cap is being put in place at the Mark Center in Alexandria, thanks to language placed in a federal appropriations bill. The cap should...

Inbound Lanes of Key Bridge Closed

Update at 6:25 p.m. -- All lanes have reopened. The northbound (inbound) lanes of the Key Bridge are closed due to a "police situation." Initial reports suggest a person may have jumped off the...

Extra I-66 Lane Expected to Open Tonight

A third "auxiliary" lane will open tonight on westbound I-66, between Fairfax Drive and Sycamore Street. The lane was built as part of a 18 month, $14 million VDOT "spot improvement" project....

I-66 Traffic Causing Spill-Over Onto Local Streets

(Updated at 9:15 a.m.) Westbound I-66 has been backed up for much of the latter half of the morning rush hour due to an accident near the Dulles Toll Road. Traffic is very slow on the entire...

Key Bridge Traffic Heavy Due to Presidential Speech

Two of three northbound lanes are closed on the Key Bridge due to a presidential speech in Georgetown. The lane closures are causing traffic to back up in Rosslyn, before the...

TRAFFIC ALERT — Flooding Slows Evening Commute

Update at 7:45 p.m. -- Adding to the misery on the roads: more than 2,600 Dominion customers are without power in Arlington. Many of the outages are concentrated in the area of Route 50 and...

Major Backups on Westbound I-66

Update at 10:30 a.m. -- The heavy traffic is starting to clear out, with delays now starting somewhere between Spout Run and Ballston. It's very slow-going on I-66 this morning. The westbound...

TRAFFIC ALERT — Major Delays on I-395

Nearly the entire length of northbound I-395 is slow this morning, thanks in part to an accident near the 14th Street Bridge. Crews are still in the process of cleaning up a multi-vehicle...

Flooding in D.C. Jams 14th Street Bridge

(Updated 12:50 p.m.) The 14th Street Bridge is jammed heading into the District as flooding has blocked several major arteries into the city. DDOT has reported the ramp to I-395 eastbound is...

Morning Poll: ‘Terrible Traffic Tuesday’ Takes its Toll

The Tuesday after Labor Day in Washington is traditionally known as 'Terrible Traffic Tuesday.' The monicker, which comes from AAA Mid-Atlantic, refers to the sudden, jolting return to heavy...

TRAFFIC ALERT: Northbound GW Parkway Closed

The northbound GW Parkway has been shut down at the Spout Run Parkway due to falling rocks in the roadway. From the county's Office of Emergency Management: George Washington Parkway Northbound past...

TRAFFIC ALERT — Very Heavy Traffic on NB I-395

Update at 6:00 p.m. -- Traffic has largely cleared out on I-395. Earlier: Traffic is moving at a crawl on northbound I-395, from Alexandria to the 14th Street Bridge. Commuters heading from...

Rosslyn Road Closures Expected to Remain Through Rush Hour

Update at 7:35 a.m. on 8/9/11 -- Clarendon Boulevard has reopened, but neighborhood streets in the area of the collapse remain closed. Update at 5:55 p.m. -- Clarendon Boulevard and 16th Street...