Group Renews Call for Widening of I-66

(Updated at 1:50 p.m.) The Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, a persistent critic of Arlington County, is renewing its call for additional lanes on I-66 inside the Beltway. The Alliance...

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...

Reminder: Major Road Closures for Motorcycle Ride

Update at 11:55 a.m. -- Virginia State Police have issued a brief statement about the road closures: “Please be advised that the roads that will be temporarily closed for the 9/11 Memorial Ride...

Major Road Closures Planned for 9/11 Event This Week

The annual America's 9/11 Foundation Memorial Ride will be rolling into Arlington on Friday, and several road closures are planned to accommodate the large number of motorcyclists expected to...

Car on Fire Blocks I-66

A car caught on fire on eastbound I-66 near Rosslyn tonight. The car, said to be a Volkswagen bug, was fully engulfed between I-66 and the entrance ramp from Lee Highway when firefighters arrived...

Hay Fire May Cause Rush Hour Delays on I-66

Update at 7:20 p.m. -- As of 6:45 p.m., all lanes on I-66 have reopened. A tractor trailer fire in Fairfax County may tie up rush hour traffic on I-66 this evening. A truck carrying hay caught...

Heavy Traffic on Area Highways

If you're trying to leave town for Memorial Day weekend on I-66 or I-395, you're going to have plenty of company. Westbound I-66 is slow from Rosslyn to Falls Church. Meanwhile, northbound I-395...

Worker Struck By Construction Material on I-66

Update at 2:35 p.m. -- The worker has been transported to the hospital and the scene is being cleared. A worker was reportedly struck in the head by a piece of construction material near the...

Another Deer Hit on I-66

Police are on the scene of a deer found lying in the middle of I-66. The deer was hit and killed by a vehicle near Sycamore Street, where I-66 was shut down yesterday morning due to multiple...

Deer Cause Early Morning I-66 Smash-Up

A series of accidents shut down westbound I-66 near Sycamore Street this morning. WUSA is reporting that the highway was closed from 5:00 to 6:30 a.m. due to multiple chain-reaction crashes caused...

Morning Notes

Arlington's Highway Bottlenecks -- An annual report on traffic congestion is out and Arlington has claimed two of the three worst traffic bottlenecks in the region. Westbound I-66 in Arlington,...

Car Overturns on Eastbound I-66

Update at 4:20 p.m. -- It appears that eastbound I-66 has reopened at the accident scene. An overturned vehicle is tying up traffic on westbound eastbound I-66. A car flipped on its roof in...

Big Backup on Westbound I-66

Update at 8:55 a.m. -- Both westbound lanes have been reopened. Traffic is starting to move again. Update at 8:40 a.m. -- Almost an hour after the accident, only one lane is getting by. A tow...

Car Fire on Westbound I-66

Update at 12:50 p.m. -- All lanes have reopened. Arlington firefighters are on the scene of a car fire on westbound I-66 near Westmoreland Street. The fire appears to have been extinguished....