Columbia Pike is blocked due to a snapped utility pole and downed wires.
The incident happened along the ongoing construction zone near S. George Mason Drive, which has also seen previous emergency closures due to crews puncturing gas lines. Video posted today on social media by local public safety watcher Dave Statter shows a truck striking low-hanging wires and breaking the pole in half.
“Columbia Pike has been closed to traffic from S George Mason Dr to S Quincy St,” Arlington County said in an alert message around 12:45 p.m. “Seek alternate routes.”
The length of the closure is unclear. A traffic camera shows utility crews on scene making repairs as of publication time.
