Community Corner

Telegraph Road Closures This Week

Southbound Telegraph Road will be closed from Huntington Avenue to Duke Street overnight Wednesday and Friday

Weather permitting, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project will be conducting significant Capital Beltway (I-95/495) and Telegraph Road closures July 6-10 for bridge and roadway construction. This work will have major impacts on local traffic and motorists are strongly advised to seek alternate routes to avoid delays.  Variable message signs will be posted throughout the area with detour routes. The scheduled impacts are as follows.

Friday, July 8 from 9 p.m. until mid-morning Sunday, July 10:

One THRU lane of the Capital Beltway Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) will be closed from just west of U.S. Route 1 to the Telegraph Road Interchange. The other THRU lane and one LOCAL lane will remain open at all times in this area. Motorists accessing the Inner Loop from U.S. Route 1 will be routed onto the LOCAL lane only. Significant Inner Loop delays are expected; motorists are strongly advised to consider alternate routes and avoid the area.

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Wednesday, July 6 and Friday, July 8 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning:

As previously announced, Telegraph Road South will be completed closed from Duke Street to Huntington Avenue, and Telegraph Road North will be completely closed between Huntington Avenue and Duke Street. This work has the following impacts:

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Southbound Telegraph Road:

  • Traffic will not be able to exit from Duke Street onto Telegraph Road South during this time.
    • Detour for westbound motorists:  Continue on Duke Street to Van Dorn South to the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) to Telegraph Road South.
    • Detour for eastbound motorists:  Continue on Duke Street to U.S. Route 1 South to right on Huntington Avenue to Telegraph Road South.
  • Southbound motorists in the Eisenhower Valley should take Eisenhower Avenue West to the Eisenhower Connector to the Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) to the exit for Telegraph Road South.
  • The on-ramps from southbound Telegraph Road to the Capital Beltway Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) and Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) will be closed. Access from Mill Road to the Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) will remain open.
    • Detours:  Motorists in the Eisenhower Valley should take Eisenhower Avenue West to access the Beltway at the Eisenhower Connector.
  • The Capital Beltway Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) exit to Telegraph Road South will be closed.  
    • Detour: Continue on the Inner Loop to Van Dorn to Franconia Road East to Telegraph Road.

Northbound Telegraph Road:

  • The ramp from northbound Telegraph Road to Eisenhower Avenue will remain open. Northbound motorists who wish to access Duke Street should take the Eisenhower Avenue ramp, then continue straight onto Stovall Street to left on Pershing Avenue to return to Telegraph Road North/Duke Street.
  • The on-ramps to the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) and Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) will be closed.
    • Detours:  Motorists who wish to access the Capital Beltway should take Huntington Avenue East to U.S. Route 1 North to the on-ramps to the Outer or Inner Loop.

The work outlined above is highly dependent on weather, and may be delayed due to rain.  Please use caution when traveling in this area. All construction-related work and dates are subject


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