Update at 12:10 PM – It’s noon and the traffic still looks like it did at 9:30, when the picture to the left was taken. At this point don’t you just turn around and head home?
Update at 10:10 AM – Metro trains on the Orange Line are running about once every 45 minutes, resulting in a huge crowd of waiting passengers at Ballston station, according to a reader via Twitter.
It’s getting really bad out there.
From scanner reports: Courthouse Road is an “ice rink” between the ramp from Route 50 and 13th St N. Police are shutting it down.
VDOT is currently working on clearing snow from the I-395 South ramp to Route 1. Drivers should be extra cautious when driving in the area.
Tow trucks and plows are responding to a mess just off I-395 North. Several vehicles, including an ambulance, are stuck on the ramp to eastbound King Street. The ambulance was responding to a call when it became stuck. The stranded vehicles are completely blocking the ramp.
Also on I-395, traffic cameras appear to show several cars stranded in the HOV lanes of I-395 South. A snow plow is now on the scene.
VDOT completely shut down I-66 around 11:30 PM. As of right now it remains shut down and snow-covered.
I-395 also appears completely snow-covered. Of the VDOT cameras still in operation along I-395, no cars can be seen at this time.
Update at 11:30 AM: Check out some great winter photos taken by the staff at Arlington National Cemetery.
It’s a beautiful, snow-covered morning. Enjoy it before we warm up today and the 3-4 inches of snow we received turns into a dirty,slushy mess.
Snow is tapering off, but many major roads remain snow covered. Around 6:00 tonight, Arlington Police shut down the Hayes St. on-ramp to I-395 due to treacherous conditions. Earlier, traffic […]
Police have temporarily shut down all lanes of I-395 South between Hayes Street and Arlington Ridge Road due to snowy conditions. Meanwhile, I-66 has reopened at Spout Run after an earlier accident.
Update @ 2:16 PM – Traffic cameras show snow plows working to clear portions of I-395 South. Police are reopening lanes, but may take some time for the backlog to clear out. Traffic is currently backed up on I-395 South past the Pentagon.
