UPDATE, 1:25 p.m. : All lanes of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway have reopened.
WASHINGTON — Northbound lanes of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway are closed until 3 p.m. Saturday, causing significant delays near the Kennedy Center.
The roads are closed between Virginia Avenue and Beach Drive in Northwest D.C. Ramps to the northbound Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway at K Street, P Street and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest are also closed.
ADVISORY: Rock Creek Pkwy NB is CLOSED between Virginia Ave NW and Beach Dr due to maintenance.
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Northbound traffic is being diverted onto Virginia Avenue Northwest. Drivers can still use the southbound lanes of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway.
Some commuters in the area are taking illegal U-turns, causing some box blocking, reports Dave Dildine from ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Traffic Center.
The closures are to allow maintenance workers to remove and replace deteriorated sections of the surface of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway.
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