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VRE pushes back road closure to late May for rail bridge work near Alexandria Union Station

Published May 13, 2026 at 1:45PM

Alexandria Union Station sign (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

The Virginia Railway Express is postponing the next of its road closures to accommodate rail bridge work near Alexandria Union Station (110 Callahan Drive).

Construction on the two replacement rail bridge spans over King Street and Commonwealth Avenue has been rescheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Friday, May 29, running through 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. King Street will be fully closed between Russell Road and Daingerfield Road during construction. Traffic will be detoured to Duke Street, and Commonwealth Avenue will remain open with a single travel lane with alternating traffic directed by flaggers. Sunset Drive will remain fully open.

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Mount Vernon Avenue bridge fully closing for construction starting Saturday

By Emily Leayman

Published May 11, 2026 at 10:30AM | Updated May 11, 2026 at 11:33AM

The Mount Vernon Avenue/Arlington Ridge Road bridge in 2025 before construction began (via Google Maps)

The Mount Vernon Avenue/Arlington Ridge Road bridge between Arlington and Alexandria will be closed during upcoming construction beginning Saturday (May 16).

The bridge will be fully closed in both directions during construction hours from Saturday, May 16 to Saturday, May 23. Closures will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. There will be no construction or bridge closure on Sunday, May 17.

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GW Parkway resurfacing work on Alexandria section begins

By Emily Leayman

Published April 23, 2026 at 9:15AM

GW Parkway resurfacing (via National Park Service)

Resurfacing work on a section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Alexandria is beginning today (Thursday), the National Park Service says.

The latest repaving follows the first phase between Spout Run Parkway and Interstate 395 in Arlington. Crews will resurface the road and replace pedestrian crossing medians between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and First Street.

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Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge to have drawbridge openings tonight

By Emily Leayman

Published April 9, 2026 at 9:15AM

A view of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge from Old Town, Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge will have drawbridge openings tonight through early Friday morning due to maintenance, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced.

The openings and traffic stoppages will occur between 10 p.m. Thursday and 5 a.m. Friday. Drivers on the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) should expect delays and follow signals, according to VDOT. The maintenance work is weather permitting.

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GW Parkway resurfacing to begin between Arlington and Alexandria

By Emily Leayman

Published March 23, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated March 23, 2026 at 11:13AM

Traffic along the George Washington Parkway near Daingerfield Island (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)

UPDATE at 11 a.m. — NPS has provided an estimate of when resurfacing work will begin in Alexandria.

Resurfacing on sections of the George Washington Memorial Parkway between Arlington and Alexandria will begin this week, the National Park Service says.

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Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge to open multiple times over next two days

By Emily Leayman

Published March 11, 2026 at 12:15PM

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge at sunset (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Several openings of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge are planned tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday to allow passage of a tugboat.

The drawbridge will open for the tugboat “Recoil” at 3:30 a.m. on Thursday and again when it returns around 11 p.m., according to a city government advisory. Capital Beltway drivers should expect delays and follow posted traffic advisories during the drawbridge openings.

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Buddhist monks on 2,300-mile ‘Walk for Peace’ will pass through Old Town on Monday

By Katie Taranto and The Associated Press

Published February 7, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated February 8, 2026 at 7:10PM

Buddhist monks who are participating in the, "Walk For Peace," are seen with their dog, Aloka, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Saluda, S.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce)

Alexandria will recognize a group of Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile journey to D.C. on Monday as they near the end of their months-long “Walk for Peace.”

The group of monks, who began their pilgrimage on Oct. 26, 2025, at a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Texas, are expected to pass through Old Town on Monday and interact with passersby at Christ Church (118 N. Washington Street) around noon.

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Monday road closures slated around City Hall to prepare for renovation

By James Cullum

Published November 7, 2025 at 9:15AM

Alexandria City Hall in Old Town in 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria will temporarily shut down the streets surrounding City Hall on Monday as part of preparations for the City Hall Renovation Project.

N. Royal Street will close to traffic between Cameron Street and King Street from 7 a.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. Parking will also be prohibited on that section of road from Thursday, Nov. 13 to Thursday, Nov. 20.

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Traffic Alert: Signal work at Duke Street and Walker Avenue causing delays

By Ryan Belmore

Published September 10, 2025 at 8:13AM

Traffic Light Outage (Credit: Alexandria Police Department)

Alexandria drivers should expect delays and exercise extra caution this morning at the intersection of Duke Street and Walker Avenue, where ongoing traffic signal work is affecting the morning commute.

The Alexandria Police Department issued an alert at 7:42 a.m. Wednesday advising motorists that work is being performed on the traffic light at the busy intersection. Officers are currently on scene directing traffic to maintain safety and flow.

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NOW: Northbound lane of Richmond Highway at Monroe Street Bridge is shut down after collision

By James Cullum

Published August 4, 2025 at 1:24PM

A crash at around 1 p.m. has shut down the northbound right lane of Richmond Highway at the Monroe Street Bridge, Aug. 4, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department has temporarily shut down the northbound right lane of Richmond Highway at the Monroe Avenue Bridge after a crash between a vehicle and a tractor-trailer.

No emergency crews were on-scene and the vehicles are pulled over on the side of the road. The crash was reported at around 12:30 p.m., and the roadway was still partially shut down as of 1 p.m.

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Diagonal Road to close Monday for construction work

By Ryan Belmore

Published July 11, 2025 at 7:30PM

Temporary Closure of Diagonal Road Between Duke Street and King Street – July 14, 2025 (via City of Alexandria)

A section of Diagonal Road will be temporarily closed to through traffic on Monday, July 14, as construction crews conduct crane operations in the area.

The City of Alexandria announced that Diagonal Road between Duke Street and King Street will be shut down from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accommodate the construction work. Through traffic will be rerouted to Daingerfield Road during the closure.