Wednesday closures near Pentagon

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   Does anyone know if there will be any closures affecting the Pentagon South Parking Lot and the southbound HOV access late in the afternoon?  I usually come from Ballston area via Washington Blvd and do the suicide manouver to cross three lanes of traffic to enter the South Lot for slugs/HOV access.  

	I am trying to plan my departure time to avoid closings.  I do have the hybrid today but will consider swinging by the slug line if there's a need for drivers. 

	My private sector employer has decided to be open on Friday. Does anyone have a sense of whether there will be problems getting to points in Arlington on Fri.?

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churchlady Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote churchlady Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Wednesday closures near Pentagon Posted: 09 Jun 2004 at 8:27am
	Does anyone know if there will be any closures affecting the Pentagon South Parking Lot and the southbound HOV access late in the afternoon? I usually come from Ballston area via Washington Blvd and do the suicide manouver to cross three lanes of traffic to enter the South Lot for slugs/HOV access. I am trying to plan my departure time to avoid closings. I do have the hybrid today but will consider swinging by the slug line if there's a need for drivers. My private sector employer has decided to be open on Friday. Does anyone have a sense of whether there will be problems getting to points in Arlington on Fri.?

vabigblue Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote vabigblue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jun 2004 at 9:47am
	I don't have any direct knowledge; however, I have been in contact with MPD and the Capitol Police and they indicate the immediate vicinity of Constitution Avenue from the Capitol to just east of 23rd Street is ground zero. I would think the portions of Arlington, Rossyln and the Pentagon would not be effected by an unusual amount of traffic, but you never know around here.

lor Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 May 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote lor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jun 2004 at 11:22am
	I was wondering about this too. I slug from Pentagon to Potomac Mills. I'm wondering if people are going to be leaving early to avoid the traffic situation. I wonder if it's worth going to Pentagon to slug home, or if it's a better bet to ride all the way to Franc/Springfield metro and take advantage of the free OmniRide buses...

gk Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote gk Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jun 2004 at 11:31am
	i was considering the same 2 options as i need to get to potomac mills too. if i can't get a ride to potomac mills from the pentagon, i'll just ride to horner and take the bus from there.

jc9 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jc9 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jun 2004 at 1:06pm
	From this driver, I still plan to pick up at the Pentagon this afternoon for 234. I hope not all the sluggers plan to take the bus!!