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National Park Service: George Washington Parkway fully reopened
The George Washington Parkway has fully reopened to traffic Saturday after disruptive closures caused by a large sinkhole that compromised the road Friday morning.
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Cherry blossoms reach stage 3 of bloom watch, peak bloom still on track
It’s the first official weekend of The Cherry Blossom Festival and the blossoms have started to show an extension of their florets, meaning peak bloom is still expected to arrive on schedule.
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In forceful letter, Md. Gov. Hogan calls for state takeover of BW Parkway
In a letter sent to Maryland’s U.S. House and Senate members Wednesday, Hogan urged them to “strongly support the transfer” of the parkway from the park service to the state of Maryland.
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Park Service doesn’t have money to fix potholes in DC area
As commuters in the D.C. area complain about potholes, the National Park Service continues to be chronically underfunded to fix area roads. With current funding, roads and some trails would continue to crumble due to continually deferred maintenance, with a goal of keeping the highest priority paved roads just above poor condition.
7 days ago -
1st female superintendent of Grand Canyon park steps down
Christine Lehnertz’s resignation comes months after she was reassigned amid a federal investigation that cleared her of allegations of creating a hostile work environment and wasting park resources.
1 week ago -
2019 DC cherry blossom peak bloom prediction dates announced
The Yoshino cherry trees are predicted to reach peak bloom between April 3 to 6, The National Park Service announced Wednesday morning.
3 weeks ago -
Officials try to improve BW Parkway as drivers dodge damaging potholes
To promote safe driving, the National Park Service has lowered the speed limit from 55 mph to 40 mph on a stretch of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. It’s a step toward improving conditions on the busy, pothole-riddled parkway.
3 weeks ago -
Construction on Arlington Memorial Bridge to close lanes overnight
Work is moving ahead on the Arlington Memorial Bridge, which means that the overnight traffic pattern will change to accommodate construction lanes.
3 weeks ago -
Trump books Lincoln Memorial for July 4th gala he’ll host
Trump will give a speech and there’ll be fireworks, expected to be the free annual holiday show from the National Park Service.
4 weeks ago -
Hiker rescued from quicksand in Zion National Park
In the span of two days, an Arizona man got stuck in quicksand for hours and then had to spend the night coping with a winter storm before being rescued.
1 month ago -
GW Parkway pothole patching set for Presidents Day
The northern section of the scenic byway, which opened in 1962, is showing its age, with this winter’s temperature swings causing an outbreak of potholes and road divots. While many workers will get a holiday weekend, essential crews will be on duty and doing their best to patch road damage.
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National Park Service battles with microbial growth on Jefferson Memorial
The National Park Service has started a 15-month restoration project on the Jefferson Memorial. It includes using specialized lasers to remove a microbial colony that has been thriving on the monument stones for years.
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National Park Service aims to untangle traffic, improve safety at Memorial Circle
Three alternatives are being proposed: One would make no changes, a second would improve signage and lane striping, and a third would modify traffic patterns to simplify the current weaves, merges and diverges.
2 months ago -
Crew survives shrimp trawler wreck off North Carolina coast
Citing a National Park Service release, news outlets report that the vessel named Big John was found overturned and broken apart early Monday.
2 months ago -
Some national parks open to visitors post-shutdown
Park rangers were once again greeting visitors at some national parks across the United States and flight operations at major airports were returning to normal one day after a partial government shutdown came to an end.
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