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Was Beltway Closure Due To Biden's Chevy Chase Visit? Was Beltway Closure Due To Biden's Chevy Chase Visit?
Was Beltway Closure Due To Biden's Chevy Chase Visit? The inner loop of the Beltway was closed Tuesday afternoon, June 27, in Fairfax County — and some Twitter users are speculating the cause was due to President Joe Biden's Chevy Chase visit. According to Virginia State Police, the closure was at the request of US Secret Service. It had reportedly reopened as of 5:30 p.m. The highway was closed leading up to the American Legion Bridge in McLean, jamming traffic for nearly five miles up to Tyson's Corner as of 4:45 p.m. Biden's visit to MD hasn't been confirmed as the cause of the shutdown. The Hill, however, confirmed Biden was set to atten…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized
Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized A box truck driver was extricated and hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash involving tractor trailers that jammed Interstate 495 Wednesday, March 16, officials said. One of the trucks involved in the five-vehicle crash tipped over, spilling fuel over the outer loop of the Beltway just past Connecticut Avenue around 12:30 p.m., Montgomery Fire Officials said. Update - OL I495 Beltway at I270 split, (under Rt355) multiple vehicles involved including several trucks, trapped truck driver has been extricated , @MCFRS_EMIHS 1 adult Pri1 trauma, otherwise several other patients are being e…

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by David Cifarelli