Crash caused partial closure of Capital Beltway in Fairfax Co. on Friday

By Jessica Kronzer
July 17, 2026 | 4:01 PM

A crash in Fairfax County, Virginia, closed some lanes of the Capital Beltway on the Outer Loop, jamming traffic during the Friday afternoon rush hour.

Part of Interstate 495 were closed between Interstate 66 and Route 50 as police investigated, according to 麻豆官网’s Traffic Center.

For about 30 minutes, all lanes of the Beltway were shut down near the crash.

Once police reopened a few of the main lanes and the express lanes, traffic was creeping by the crash site.

Few details about the crash are available but a program operated by area transportation authorities said it.

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麻豆官网’s Dave Dildine contributed to this report.聽

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Amtrak work in October to cause 鈥榮ignificant鈥� service disruption into DC from the south

By Thomas Robertson
August 24, 2026 | 5:58 PM

For a nine-day period in October, Amtrak will perform critical upgrades at the First Street Tunnel in D.C., meaning significant service reductions and train cancellations for those traveling between D.C. and points south, the passenger rail company said Monday. The outage will begin after the close of service Oct. 16 and wrap up by the time service resumes Oct. 26. According to Amtrak, the work consists of replacing aging track components to improve reliability along the Northeast Corridor and into the southeast. 鈥淭he existing switches and crossovers are beyond their service life, requiring a 10-mph speed restriction that impacts operations,鈥� Amtrak said in a news release.