photo by angela n.
From WMATA:
“UPDATE: Red Line: No longer single tracking. Customers will experience residual delays in both directions following an earlier cracked rail at Dupont Circle.”
Initial reports starting around 5am: (more…)
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From DDOT:
“This Sunday, with the celebration of Super Bowl LX, the District encourages everyone to find a safe way home. Nationally, nearly half of all fatal crashes on Super Bowl Sunday involve alcohol. Each year, more than 13,000 people are killed in drunk-driving crashes nationwide, making impaired driving one of the leading causes of traffic fatalities in the U.S. These figures are why safety organizations continue to push a clear, consistent message on game day: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to share that cars aren’t able to access Rock Creek Parkway from Independence Ave when coming eastbound over the Roosevelt Bridge back into the city. The on-ramp is completely unpassable and (more…)
photo by William E Heaton IV
From WMATA:
“Metro will replace trains with shuttle buses between Pentagon City and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport over 10 select weekends from February through June. Crystal City will be closed to build a second entrance at the station as part of Arlington County’s Crystal City Sector plan. The new entrance will accommodate growing ridership at the station, support new development in the area, and play a key role in a broader effort to make Crystal City a walkable community.
On three of those 10 weekends, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Just wanted to pop by and give a tip that DPW closed down Mass Ave NW at Rock Creek going into Dupont for snow removal at 8:30 AM this morning. They diverted all traffic onto Rock Creek Parkway. Seems like they could have (more…)
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Thanks to Alexis for sending from the Dupont Metro South Exit 1/31:
“Not sure what was going on here, but Dupont Circle Metro’s not looking too good.” (more…)
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Thanks to Andrew for sending: Driver “Flipped car on Irving near Washington hospital center.”
It had been 10 days since we last posted a driver who flipped their vehicle.
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Thanks to Erin for sending Saturday morning: (more…)
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Earlier WMATA shared how it deals with the super cold temps:
“By using a “fire snake,” crews were able to safely warm the rail, melt surrounding ice, and complete repairs efficiently (more…)
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Sam sends above last night: “Busses collide and roads are blocked off on 18th street. It’s been about an hour…”
And M. reports from North Capitol: (more…)