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It's Slow Going for Rock Creek Parkway Project

BACK IN 2004, it took Ronald Reagan's death to get Waterside Drive, a bumpy approach road to Rock Creek Parkway repaved. After all, it would have reflected poorly on the U.S. Park Service, which maintains the parkway, if the late president's hearse was jostled about while it was on the move.

What about Rock Creek Parkway itself? Work is underway, but it's going to take a while.

Regular commuters who drive the road between Upper Northwest and Virginia Avenue know that the southbound curb lane near Georgetown has been closed for re-construction, a move that's caused big traffic backups. And as WTOP reports, relief won't be in sight until spring — after each of the parkway's four lanes is repaved.

» "Reagan Funeral Prompts Repairs; Potholes Fixed for Motorcade" [WT]
» "Rock Creek Parkway Road Work to Continue Until Spring" [WTOP]

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