The Fort Hunt Loop Road is temporarily closed to vehicles between Picnic Areas B and C due to maintenance work on a water leak. Pedestrians and bicyclists are able to move around the work zone marked with barrels and cones.
Due to a water main break, the ramp from N/B GW Parkway to Fort Hunt, as well as the access road from Fort Hunt to N/B GW Parkway, is closed. Fort Hunt is still accessible from the S/B side of the parkway.
Southbound traffic on George Washington Memorial Parkway will be detoured between Route 123 and Spout Run Parkway on weekend to prepare for a traffic shift as part of the rehabilitation project
Traffic shift between Route 123 and Windy Run Bridge will close one southbound lane on January 31 through 2025
Top: Following traffic shift, two lanes will carry traffic northbound toward MD/VA during the evening rush. There will be one lane in each direction at all other times. Bottom: Southbound GWMP traffic will need to exit at Route 123 and follow signs.
MCLEAN, Va. — As part of the next phase of the North Parkway Rehabilitation Project, the National Park Service (NPS) will temporarily close the southbound lanes of the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) between Route 123 and Spout Run Parkway. This is to prepare the work zone for the upcoming traffic shift between Route 123 and Windy Run Bridge anticipated in late January.
All southbound traffic will be detoured to Route 123 and Glebe Road to re-enter Spout Run Parkway beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday, January 31 through 5 p.m. Sunday, February 2. During this time, both southbound lanes will be closed to allow crews to relocate a temporary traffic barrier and create a work zone along the right lane. Once complete, crews will then shift traffic to the newly constructed northbound lanes between Route 123 and Windy Run Bridge.
Starting at 5 p.m. Sunday, February 2 through late 2025, drivers will use the inner (left) southbound lane while the outer (right) southbound lane is closed for construction activities. Only a single southbound lane will be open at all times, including during rush hour, between the Route 123 interchange and Windy Run Bridge. There will be two northbound lanes during the evening rush hour from 2:45 – 7:15 p.m. and one lane in each direction at all other times. This traffic pattern is expected to extend from Windy Run Bridge to Spout Run Parkway in late February in another traffic shift.
Motorists are reminded to proceed with caution through work zones, watch out for crews and road debris, and observe the speed limit. Message boards and orange construction signs along the parkway provide important information and directions, and drivers can see construction updates and opt-in to receive emails about traffic changes, meetings and major project milestones on the project webpage.
