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D.C. Locks Down Ahead of Biden Inauguration: Bridges, National Mall Closed 18 Jan 2021 Washington, D.C., is locking down in the days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, with street and bridge closures dominating the city and “core areas” of the National Mall shutting down. Virginia State Police are reportedly assisting U.S. Secret Service in shutting down bridges in the days ahead of the inauguration. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and Democrat lawmakers — including Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Jenn...

Parking Restrictions  End – 6:00 a.m., Thursday, January 21, 2021 Massachusetts Ave NE (North Capitol Street, NE to 3rd St, NE) – Closed Columbus Circle NE (All Lanes. All Directions) – Closed Louisiana Ave NE (North Capitol Street, NE to Columbus Circle, NE) – Closed 1st St NE (K St, NE to Massachusetts Ave, NE) Only local traffic with garage passes and identification G St, NE (North Capitol Street, NE to 1st St, NE) – Closed G Place, NE (North Capitol Street, NE to 1st St, NE) – Closed H St, NE (North Capitol Street, NE to 3rd St, NE) May be subject to temporary closures from 1...

Dear City of Augusta, Leave them up and leave them on.  I am talking about the lights on the trees Memorial and Cony circles. I am not just talking about for the winter, I say leave the tree lights up and on year-round. I think that would be a nice little touch to just make us feel good.  I know when I am coming around the circle (or roundabouts or whatever they are officially called) and see the lights…they make me smile. We need more smiles.  The lights do not strike me as just a holiday thing, they impress me as a happy thing.

This story was updated Jan. 9, 2021 Years of side-swiping, rear-ending and near misses have prompted traffic pattern changes to crash-prone sections of the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Interstate 395. Northbound traffic on the George Washington Parkway is permanently narrowed into a single lane at the crosswalk near Memorial Bridge. The change is a part of the National Park Service’s ongoing work aimed at improving safety near the bridge, through Memorial Circle and east of Boundary Channel. Pedestrians and cyclists crossing the parkway now only bring one lane of high-speed northb...