Expect a days-long closure of N. Glebe Road near Chain Bridge due to emergency water main repairs.
The busy commuter route was closed Thursday afternoon between Chain Bridge Road and Military Road. Outbound traffic from D.C. is being diverted onto Chain Bridge Road, while northbound traffic heading toward the District is being rerouted onto Military Road.
“Crews working in the area of a large main on N Glebe between Chain Bridge and Military Roads,” Arlington’s Dept. of Environmental Services said via social media around 3:15 p.m. “Traffic detoured around work site. No estimation for completion time but likely into weekend.”
“Expect delays and seek an alternate route,” said an Arlington Alert message.
The same stretch of Glebe was the scene of a major water main break in November 2019 that disrupted water service to a large portion of Arlington County. A smaller leak prompted more repairs and an extended closure in July 2020.
A 36-inch water transmission line runs under northern portions of N. Glebe Road, part of the network of infrastructure that distributes water from the Washington Aqueduct in D.C. across Arlington County.
