Inner Loop of Beltway in Montgomery County shut down for Biden visit to Chevy Chase

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Police Activity. I-495 NB (Inner Loop) at VA-193 (Exit 44/Georgetown Pike). Fairfax County, VA. All lanes of the Inner Loop are held. Delays are approximately 4 miles. Consider postponing trips through this area at this time.

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CAPITAL BELTWAY (I-495)

President's motorcade backs up Inner Loop traffic for miles during rush hour

Published 3 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago

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TRANSPORTATION

Motorcade snarls traffic after closure of Beltway’s inner loop

By Washington Post Staff
Updated June 27, 2023 at 6:12 p.m. EDT | Published June 27, 2023 at 4:56 p.m. EDT



Virginia State Police vehicles block the Beltway's inner loop during the Tuesday evening commute in McLean. (VDOT)

Delays on the Beltway’s inner loop extended for miles during the Tuesday evening commute as authorities closed the lanes in Fairfax County for a presidential motorcade.

The inner loop was closed about 4:10 p.m. near the Georgetown Pike interchange. It reopened about an hour later, but not before snarling traffic on both sides of the Potomac River.

President Biden’s public schedule indicated that he left the White House about 4:10 p.m. for a campaign event in Chevy Chase. He is scheduled to depart Chevy Chase at 7:30 p.m. and return to the White House.

The Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination Program said closures also affected the Roosevelt Bridge and George Washington Memorial Parkway. MATOC reported heavy delays between Tysons and Bethesda. ... “The Virginia State Police traffic controls are in place at the request of the US Secret Service,” state police said in a statement.

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