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Add Key to List of Bridges Closed for Inauguration

Updated 6:49 PM EDT, Wed, Jan 7, 2009

The Key Bridge will be closed for the inauguration. Good luck getting to D.C. from Virginia!

 

The inbound Key Bridge has joined the 14th Street, Memorial and Roosevelt bridges on the closed list for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.

Va. Bridges Out of Service for Inauguration

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All of the major bridges from Virginia into the District will be closed on Inauguration Day.

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That closure means it will be almost impossible to travel to D.C. from Arlington by car on Jan. 20.
 
"That's a huge problem when you consider that there are a lot of workers in the city, especially hospitality and security [staff] who have to be here," said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman Lon Anderson.
 
The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to keep its traffic command center open around the clock to help deal with the millions of people expected to flock to D.C. for inauguration events.
 
Officials are urging people to take the Metro and any other form of public transit.
 
Virginia transportation officials will announce the exact bridge closure times on Wednesday afternoon.

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  • ALoeb Sunday, Jan 18 at 11:32 PM FLAG COMMENT the story is very iadequate. I want to know details, for example, what time do the bridges open back up? the story as written is useless, since I can't plan transportation unless I know I can plan my return. sorry to say. this story is not good enough.
  • Not for BO Saturday, Jan 17 at 11:51 AM FLAG COMMENT This is just the beginning for things to come.
  • Me Thursday, Jan 8 at 10:35 AM FLAG COMMENT What they don't tell us in all this planning is - all roads leading IN are closed so that they can become all roads leading OUT incase of a disaster during the inagural events. It's only for our own "safety". Kind of deters the need to go downtown at all during the week of Jan. 17-21st. So much for an Inagural celebration for the "people". And to those with physical disabilities - well, sounds like the handicapped metro s ... MORE >
  • wayne Wednesday, Jan 7 at 4:53 PM FLAG COMMENT Tumbleweed sounds like one of the yes men of the Chief since they like to use the word Kudos. Enjoy your take home cruiser and hotel room in dc paid by for by the the department.
  • John Wednesday, Jan 7 at 4:45 PM FLAG COMMENT Sounds like Virginia is just closing the bridges so they won't have to deal with the mess at all.

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