The pope has brought joy, love and ridiculously light traffic to the Washington area.
During this morning’s rush hour, major commuter highways like I-395 and I-66 had about as much traffic as they might at 4 a.m. on a Sunday. Those who commute to D.C. from Virginia apparently decided to just stay home while large swaths of the District are closed for Pope Francis’ visit.
Fears of a traffic apocalypse as a result of Pope Francis’ visit were apparently unfounded.
Traffic on all highways in Arlington is flowing freely, with the possible exception of accident-related backups on westbound I-66.
“The Arlington County Police Department may be closing several streets near the Rosslyn and Pentagon City Metro stations on Wednesday, September 23 and Thursday, September 24… as a result of the papal visit,” police said. “Road closures may be in effect from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on September 23 and 24, and will ONLY take place in the event of a large pedestrian walkout from Washington, D.C.”
The closures would be put in place on the following roads in Rosslyn:
