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July 30, 2009
TRAFFIC ALERT: Overnight Fire Closes Chain Bridge Road (not the bridge) and Loughboro Road

(Washington, DC) Due to an ongoing investigation into an overnight fire in the 3000 block of Chain Bridge Road (not the bridge) in northwest DC, the following roads remain closed this morning: 

  • Loughboro Road between University Terrace and Foxhall Road
  • Chain Bridge Road between Loughboro Road and McArthur Boulevard
  • Traffic is being rerouted off of Arizona Boulevard to the alternate routes listed below

Motorists are advised to avoid the area and take alternate routes using Foxhall Road, Reservoir Road, Canal Road or McArthur Boulevard.  Heavy traffic volumes should be expected.  The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has dispatched Traffic Control Officers (TCOs) to assist MPD with traffic.