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ACPD Reminding Rosslyn Drivers Not to ‘Block the Box’

Published October 17, 2012 at 3:45PM

Starting this week, the police department has assigned extra traffic patrols to the area during the morning rush hour, when gridlock gets especially bad on Lynn Street. (Although traffic is often heavy during the evening rush hour, as well.)

The officers will remind drivers that it’s illegal to block the box — to enter into an intersection during a green light when there is no room to clear the intersection. For now, the officers will not be issuing citations, according to ACPD spokesman Dustin Sternbeck, who called morning congestion on Lynn Street a “disaster.”

Crash Involving Ambulance Near Ballston

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Published October 17, 2012 at 2:45PM | Updated July 11, 2017 at 4:45PM

A private ambulance and another vehicle collided this afternoon in the Waycroft-Woodlawn neighborhood, near Ballston.

The accident happened at the intersection of Washington Blvd and N. Buchanan Street, approximately five blocks from Virginia Hospital Center. No word on the cause of the crash nor on whether there were any injuries.

UPDATE (3): Restaurant Fire on Columbia Pike

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Published October 16, 2012 at 2:15PM | Updated October 16, 2012 at 4:29PM

Updated at 3:10 p.m. — Columbia Pike has reopened to traffic, according to scanner reports.

(Updated at 2:45 p.m.) Columbia Pike has been shut down between Walter Reed Drive and S. Courthouse Road as a result of a working fire at a restaurant.

SUV Flips on Roof During Rt. 50 Wreck

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Published October 15, 2012 at 8:50PM | Updated July 11, 2017 at 4:47PM

An SUV flipped on its roof as a result of a three-vehicle accident on Route 50 during Monday’s evening rush hour.

The wreck happened around 5:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Route 50. According to initial, unconfirmed reports, one of the vehicles involved made a sudden lane change, forcing the other two to swerve to avoid it. The SUV was reportedly one of the vehicles that swerved, an evasive action that caused it to lose control and flip upside down in a grassy area next to the roadway.

Ribbon Cutting Scheduled for Glebe Road Bridge

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Published October 15, 2012 at 2:50PM

A ribbon cutting ceremony has been scheduled to celebrate the completion of the new Glebe Road bridge over Route 50.

The event will be held Wednesday morning near Thomas Jefferson Middle School, just to the southeast side of the 100-foot-long bridge. Among those expected to ribbon cutting are County Board Chair Mary Hynes, state Sen. Barbara Favola, Del. Patrick Hope, and officials from VDOT, which oversaw the project.

Morning Traffic Trouble in Rosslyn

By ARLnow.com

Published October 15, 2012 at 8:40AM

A traffic camera view via Arlington County of the intersection at I-66 and N. Lynn Street.

A cyclist was struck by a vehicle at the dangerous intersection of Lynn Street and Lee Highway around 8:15 this morning. The cyclist was treated for a reported knee injury and transported to the hospital.

Although emergency activity from the accident blocked a right-hand lane of Lynn Street, the bigger traffic problem was the ramp to the northbound GW Parkway. According to scanner traffic, ongoing rock stabilization work on the parkway — which has blocked a left-hand lane — is causing traffic on the parkway to slow and, in turn, is causing major delays for traffic merging on to the parkway from Rosslyn.

Car Flips on Roof Near Patrick Henry Elementary

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Published October 12, 2012 at 1:25PM | Updated July 11, 2017 at 4:47PM

A car flipped on its roof after running into a parked car across from Patrick Henry Elementary School today.

The accident happened just past noon near the intersection of 7th Street S. and Garfield Street. A silver Mazda driven by a female driver apparently ran into the back of a car that was parked on the side of the street. The collision caused the Mazda to flip on its roof.

Meeting Tonight to Discuss Traffic Impact of New School

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Published October 11, 2012 at 10:25AM

As part of its plan to reduce school overcrowding, APS is planning a new 90,000 square foot, 3-4 story, 600 seat neighborhood elementary school on the Williamsburg campus. The school is projected to cost $35 million to build and construction should last from Jan. 2014 to Summer 2015.

Toole Design Group, a transportation consultant hired by Arlington Public Schools, will present the results of a Traffic Impact Study at a community meeting scheduled from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at the Williamsburg Middle School auditorium. The meeting is open to the public.

Partial Closure of Northbound GW Parkway This Weekend

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Published October 2, 2012 at 12:55PM | Updated October 2, 2012 at 2:16PM

(Updated at 2:15 p.m.) A large stretch of the northbound George Washington Parkway will be shut down this weekend due to rock stabilization work.

All northbound lanes of the parkway will be closed from Spout Run to Chain Bridge. The closure is scheduled to be in place from 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, to 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, according to the National Park Service.

Overturned Vehicle Near Rosslyn

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Published October 1, 2012 at 11:54AM

The vehicle rollover accident was reported around 11:30 a.m. The occupants of the vehicle were able to get out safely on their own and were unhurt, according to scanner traffic.

Paramedics and firefighters have cleared the scene, and police are awaiting a tow truck to haul away the wreckage.

Roads Closed, Power Out Around Cherrydale

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Published September 27, 2012 at 10:53AM | Updated September 27, 2012 at 2:40PM

According to an officer on the scene, just before 10:00 a.m., the driver of a large truck was attempting to make a right turn onto Lee Highway from northbound Quincy Street. Somehow he snagged a cable anchored into the sidewalk, which supports a utility pole. The top of the pole snapped and brought down wires, a transformer and part of another pole.

“This is all just because some guy couldn’t make a turn correctly,” the officer said.

Shirlington Road Closures for 9/11 Heroes Run

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Published September 27, 2012 at 9:05AM | Updated September 27, 2012 at 11:03AM

The 5K race is being held to benefit Travis Mills, an Army staff sergeant who lost all four limbs to an IED in Afghanistan earlier this year. Registration for the race — $35 for individuals — is still open.

The race will start at 8:30 a.m. at the corner of S. Randolph and S. Quincy Streets in Shirlington Village.