NEWS RELEASES
Traffic Pattern Change Implemented For Rehabilitation Of Arlington Memorial Bridge
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The US National Park Service's website.
In efforts to control traffic during work being done on the Arlington Memorial Bridge, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin a new long-term change to the traffic pattern on the bridge starting October 15. This change will reduce the bridge’s capacity from six to three lanes and one sidewalk until the rehabilitation is finished in 2021. Crews have worked to implement the new traffic pattern in the overnight hours Sunday into Monday morning. Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians should expect to see the new three-lane and single sidewalk configuration in place no later than 4 a.m. Monday.
According to the NPS press release, "For the next two years, there will be one constant eastbound and one constant westbound lane with a reversible third lane to accommodate rush hour traffic." Drivers and cyclists should exercise extreme caution and expect to see construction workers in the road 30 minutes before and after the scheduled times for traffic shifts. Detours for pedestrians and cyclists will be signed. Cyclists and pedestrians are reminded to please use crosswalks, and refrain from taking shortcuts across these busy roads. Since June, the NPS and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have been preparing the bridge for a complete rehabilitation. The work that begins October 15 is the bulk of the much anticipated $227 million full rehabilitation project announced in December 2017. Over the past seven years, the NPS and FHWA made emergency temporary repairs while planning the larger rehabilitation.
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