Traffic & Transit

Pro-Palestinian Protests Stop Traffic During Morning Rush Hour: Report

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked several major commuter routes into Washington, D.C. Thursday morning, according to ARLNow.

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Traffic coming from Rosslyn and crossing the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge was still backed up around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Traffic coming from Rosslyn and crossing the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge was still backed up around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. (VDOT)

ARLINGtON, VA — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked several major entry points to Washington, D.C. in Arlington County during the Thursday morning rush hour, according to ARLNow.

Demonstrators blocked I-395 and Constitution Avenue, the GW Parkway, I-66, Route 50 and I-395, according to ARLNow's reporting. Traffic was also backing up on side streets due to the protests.

Virginia Department of Transportation advised commuters to avoid the area and to seek alternate routes, according to the report. Traffic from I-66 was being rerouted to Route 110.

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