Progress on 2201 North Pershing Drive Project

What was once the Lee Center strip mall is now a big, dusty hole in the ground. Construction is well underway on what is known as the 2201 North Pershing Drive project. When work wraps up in...

Police Investigate Death at the Days Inn

An individual has been found dead at the Days Inn (2202 Arlington Boulevard), near the intersection of Route 50 and Pershing Drive. More than a half dozen police cars are on the scene, but so far...

Lane Finally Reopens on Westbound Route 50

The lefthand lane on westbound Route 50 near the Courthouse Road exit has finally reopened, after more than a year of utility work. The lane closure lasted about 10 months longer than originally...

Glebe Road Bridge Replacement to Begin This Summer

VDOT will be holding a meeting two weeks from now to tell residents about their $6 million plan to replace the crumbling Glebe Road Bridge over Route 50. The agency says construction on the new...

Accident on Route 50

(Update at 12:20 p.m.) An SUV ran off the road and crashed through an iron fence near the intersection of S. Manchester Street and Route 50 just after 10:30 this morning. Firefighters had to...

VDOT’s Detours During Route 50 Interchange Project

Construction on the new Route 50 / Courthouse Road interchange is set to begin this month. The project, which is expected to wrap up in 2013, will result in major improvements to what is now a...

Sketches of New Courthouse Interchange Released

If you're used to seeing the ugly, dangerous Route 50/Courthouse Road interchange, get ready for a big change. VDOT has released some sketches of what the interchange will look like by...

Morning Notes

Route 50 Interchange Project Nears -- In March, we were told that the lane closure on westbound Route 50 would finally be lifted by around this time. That's still yet to be seen, but some new...

BREAKING NEWS — Route 50 Shut Down Due to Gas Leak

Update at 4:15 p.m. -- The gas leak has been stopped and all lanes of westbound Route 50 are now open. Earlier: The westbound lanes of Route 50 have been shut down near Fairfax Drive in...

Route 50 Lane Closure May Be Lifted Next Month

The lane closure on westbound Route 50 near Courthouse is expected to be lifted next month, according to VDOT. On-going utility work has kept the far left-hand westbound lane closed well past its...

Power Outages Cause Traffic Lights to Go Dark

Update at 9:35 a.m. -- Power has been restored, Dominion spokeswoman Le-Ha Anderson says. The outage was caused by a single, unlucky squirrel. According to Anderson: "We had a squirrel get onto a...

Route 50 Down to One Lane Due to Roadwork

Eastbound Route 50 is down to one lane between Carlin Springs Road and Henderson Road due to paving. The lane closure is expected to be lifted around 4:00 p.m., after the roadwork...

Crumbling Glebe Road Bridge Slated for Replacement

Two years after concrete began falling from the "structurally deficient" Glebe Road/Route 50 bridge, VDOT expects to advertise its plan to replace the crumbling overpass next week. The bridge has...

TRAFFIC ALERT — Glebe Road Shut Down at Route 50

Update at 7:50 p.m. -- All lane closures except one northbound lane on Glebe Road have been lifted. Both directions of Glebe Road have been shut down and one lane of westbound Route 50 has been...

Arlington’s Most Dangerous On-Ramps

(Updated at 3:35 p.m.) For some reason, a number of highway and arterial road on-ramps in Arlington County seem to have been designed with little consideration to driver safety. Whether they're...