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Dog critically injured in hit-and-run crash on GW Parkway, driver sought

By Angela Woolsey
Buck, a 2-year-old Australian shepherd, at Belle Haven Animal Medical Centre after he was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash (photos courtesy Alicia Naylor)

A Belle Haven family is turning to the community for information and financial support after their beloved dog was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash on the George Washington Memorial Parkway earlier this month.

Owner Alicia Naylor was plastering her Belle View neighborhood with flyers for Buck — a 2-year-old Australian shepherd who went missing after slipping out of his harness around 8 p.m. the previous night — when she received a call that he had been struck by a driver at approximately 5:30 p.m. on March 12.

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State, federal legislators look to address speed enforcement on GW Parkway

By Angela Woolsey
Southbound traffic on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Belle Haven (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Lawmakers who represent southeastern Fairfax County at both the state and federal levels are looking to clear the way for increased speed enforcement on the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

Rep. Don Beyer unveiled legislation yesterday (Wednesday) to authorize revenue generated by any speed cameras on roads maintained by the National Park Service, such as the GW Parkway, to be used for speed camera installations, maintenance and construction projects on those same roads.

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GW Parkway lanes closed temporarily for tree maintenance

By Angela Woolsey
The GW Parkway's southbound lanes in the Fort Hunt area are temporarily closed for tree maintenance (courtesy National Park Service)

Though the federal government is still closed, that won’t stop the National Park Service from tackling tree maintenance along the southern portion of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

The agency resumed work to evaluate and trim trees along the roadway south of Alexandria last week, requiring lane closures starting today (Monday) through Friday, Nov. 21.

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Work to address ‘hazardous’ trees along southern GW Parkway begins

By Angela Woolsey
GW Parkway is closed at Belle View Blvd in Belle Haven for tree removals (staff photo by James Cullum)

Drivers may notice an abundance of tree trimming along the George Washington Memorial Parkway over the next couple of months.

The National Park Service announced yesterday (Monday) that crews will spend the next eight weeks maintaining and evaluating trees along the southern section of the parkway between Mount Vernon and the Belle Haven area just south of Alexandria.

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Construction begins on new ramps at GW Parkway and Route 123 in McLean

By Angela Woolsey
The existing ramps between the southbound GW Parkway and westbound Route 123 are being demolished and replaced (via National Park Service)

Construction is getting underway on a partial revamp of the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Route 123 (Dolley Madison Blvd) interchange in McLean.

The ramps that connect southbound GW Parkway to westbound Route 123 and vice versa has closed starting today (Monday) so that work can begin on two new ramps, the National Park Service (NPS) announced last week.

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National Park Service upgrading Mount Vernon Trail’s water fountains

By Vernon Miles
A water fountain on the Mount Vernon Trail before and after upgrades (courtesy National Park Service)

The National Park Service is upgrading 14 of the water fountains along the Mount Vernon Trail and George Washington Memorial Parkway.

The newly upgraded fountains include new water bottle fillers, an amenity that the park services hopes will encourage more trail users to bring reusable bottles.

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Work to begin on extending I-495 ramp in McLean, affecting traffic

By Angela Woolsey
The merge area from northbound I-495 to the George Washington Memorial Parkway will be temporarily reduced to one lane, starting July 30, 2025 (via VDOT)

The I-495 Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project will introduce another change to the traffic patterns in McLean tonight (Wednesday).

Construction crews are scheduled to begin work this week on an extension of the northbound I-495 (Capital Beltway Inner Loop) ramp to southbound George Washington Memorial Parkway (GW Parkway), requiring the highway to be narrowed.

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NEW: GW Parkway still partly closed due to storm-damaged trees

By Angela Woolsey
GW Parkway is closed at Belle View Blvd in Belle Haven for tree removals (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 2.5-mile segment of the George Washington Memorial Parkway remains inaccessible to traffic three days after a storm brought down over a dozen trees and left others severely damaged.

The closure from Belle View Blvd in Belle Haven to Alexandria Avenue in Fort Hunt is expected to continue at least through the morning rush hour tomorrow (Tuesday), as crews work to remove fallen and hazardous trees, the National Park Service announced this afternoon.

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BREAKING: Two people killed by trees falling on cars in Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police car lights flashing (file photo)

The storms passing through the D.C. area this evening (Friday) have claimed two lives as a result of trees falling on cars, police say.

Frye Road has been closed between Manor Drive and Pole Road in Woodlawn after a tree fell on a car, killing a woman, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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DEVELOPING: School grounds, GW Parkway close ahead of expected snow

By Angela Woolsey
Snow along Wolftrap Creek in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Another round of snow is expected to hit the D.C. area today (Sunday).

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the region, forecasting between 1 and 3 inches of snow for Fairfax County and other parts of Northern Virginia.

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