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North Glebe Road to close near Chain Bridge for water main repairs

Repairs to the water main that burst Nov. 8 forcing traffic to divert from Chain Bridge will close part of North Glebe Road Wednesday night. The closure is expected to last through Thursday morning’s rush hour. The section of North Glebe Road where the 36-inch pipe burst will close no earlier than 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Arlington County Department of Environmental Services. If there are no complications in the repair work, the roadway is expected to reopen in time for the Thursday evening’s rush hour. The intersection of North Glebe Road and Chain Bridge Road, Va. 123, will remain open during the temporary road closure. The water main break triggered 48 hours of boil water advisories for parts of Arlington County and Northwest D.C. The current repair work is not expected to impact water service. Road repairs, including replacing damaged guard rail and improving drainage, will be done in the weeks ahead on a schedule that the county said will minimize impacts on traffic. Below is a map of where the closure will take place. [google_map latitude=”38.929623″ longitude=”-77.116253″ zoom=”15″ height=”300px” location_label=”Chain Bridge” dynamic_map=”true”]

Push to make work trucks, cargo vans as safe as personal vehicles

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which has a 30-year history of conducting crash tests to make sedans, minivans and SUVs safer is now testing cargo vans and work trucks that many people drive on the job. In 2023, 6,535 people were killed in crashes involving heavy-or medium-duty trucks or light vans, accounting for 16% of all roadway fatalities, according to the Arlington, Virginia-based insurance group. David Kidd, vice president of vehicle research for IIHS, said gaps in the U.S. vehicle safety system make commercial vehicles riskier to both their drivers and those they share the road with.
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