Traffic Advisories for Army Ten Miler Race Sunday

The weather looks amazing for the Army Ten Miler Race tomorrow at the Pentagon. Here are some traffic advisories and road closers via AlertDC:

• I-95/395 HOV SCHEDULE CHANGE, CLOSURES THIS WEEKEND Lanes will reverse a day later to accommodate Army Ten-Miler
  

• CHANTILLY – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will delay reversing the I-95/395 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes this weekend for the annual Army Ten-Miler race Sunday in Arlington and Washington, D.C.
  
  The HOV lanes will remain open to all motorists southbound from 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 until 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. The lanes will close to all traffic at 1 p.m. and reopen northbound to all motorists at 3 p.m. (The lanes are usually open southbound until 2 p.m. Saturdays, reopening northbound at 4 p.m.).
  

• The following ramps will also be closed for the race from 5:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Sunday (or until the course is cleared):
  
  I-395 North mainline to Route 27 North/Route 110 South (Exit 8B)
  I-395 North mainline ramp to northbound express lane
  I-395 South mainline to South Parking (Eads Street) (Exit 8A)
  I-395 South HOV ramp to South Parking (Eads Street)
  Washington Boulevard to Route 27
  

• This is to advise the public that from 8 am until approximately 11 am on Sunday, October 4, 2009, streets in the downtown area of Washington, DC will be affected by the 25th Annual Army Ten-Miler.

• This race is scheduled to begin at 8 am along Washington Boulevard (Route 27) in Arlington, Virginia and proceed across the Arlington Memorial Bridge into the District of Columbia. Once the race enters the District, the runners will take the following route before ending the race again in Arlington, Virginia:

• Crossing the Arlington Memorial Bridge around Lincoln Circle to Henry Bacon Drive
• East on Constitution Avenue, NW
• North on 19th Street, NW
• West on Virginia Avenue, NW
• South on Rock Creek Parkway , NW to Ohio Drive, SW
• East on Independence Avenue, SW (runners taking the westbound side)
• North on 3rd Street, SW
• East on Constitution Avenue, NW
• South on 1st Street, NW , Crossing Peace Circle and Garfield Circle
• West on Independence Avenue, SW (runners staying on the left side)
• South on 14th Street, NW to Interstate 395 (HOV Northbound Lane)
• Interstate 395 (HOV Northbound Lane) to the Eads Street Exit Ramp
• Ending at S. Eads Street and Rotary Road in Arlington Virginia (Pentagon South Parking Lot)

8k St Patrick's Day Race

Street Closures and Parking Restrictions from Alert DC

For St. Patrick’s Day Parade & 8K Race
Events Scheduled for Sunday, March 15

(Washington, D.C.) The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has provided the following information regarding street closures and parking restrictions for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the St. Patrick’s Day 8K Race. Both events are scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 15, 2009.

St. Patrick’s Day 8K Race street closures:
Street closures in some areas will begin as early as 5:30 a.m. and end at approximately noon.

· Pennsylvania Avenue, NW between 3rd and 14th Streets

· Constitution Avenue, NW between 3rd Street and Louisiana Avenue

· Louisiana Avenue, NW between Constitution Avenue and D Street

· D Street between Louisiana Avenue, NW and 1st Street, NE

· 1st Street, NE between C Street and Columbus Circle

· 3rd Street between E Street, SW and Constitution Avenue, NW

· 2nd Street, SW between Independence Avenue and E Street

· 200 block of E Street, SW

· Independence Avenue, SW between 3rd and 7th Streets

Backup on Glebe Road today

Via Alington Alert SMS today:

Northbound lanes of Glebe Rd are closed at the Arlington Blvd overpass to allow for inspection of the overpass structure. Arlington Blvd is open at this time. Traffic delays are expected.

My whinings about traffic

This is a typical view getting on 66 West in the weekday mornings, going away from the city.

Notice how 66 East is clear because of its HOV restrictions at this time of day.

66 West however is completely jammed every morning on both the Ballston and East Falls Church entrance ramps. This backup is caused by the fact there is only two lanes available.

Today was a good day; on a bad day cars can be backed up for a good mile past the entrance ramps, which can cause delays in the local intersections leading up to the entrances.

Still not nearly as bad as the hell traffic people go through on 495 or the toll roll, but I think its notable since all these cars are going away from the city or the opposite direction of expected traffic in the morning.