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This page contains current news about George Washington Memorial Parkway. Check back often for updates.  Visit this site for Parkway Events and Programs.

CONSTRUCTION

1.  Humpback Bridge Construction Project - Learn about upcoming construction work along the George Washington Memorial Parkway and how it could affect your commute or visit. Updates are posted regularly at www.humpbackbridge.dot.gov

2. Mount Vernon Circle Project - Learn about construction work along the Parkway near George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens.

3. Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project  - This includes related closures/detours along the Mount Vernon Trail near Jones Point Park.


MAJOR PROJECTS

1. Development of Dyke Marsh Environmental Impact Statement - The George Washington Memorial Parkway, a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), has started development of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to help guide future restoration and management alternatives for Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, which is located 1 mile south of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County. 

2. Draft Environmental Assessment for the Rehabilitation of the North Section of George Washington Memorial Parkway - The National Park Service at the George Washington Memorial Parkway has recently embarked on a draft environmental assessment for the rehabilitation of the north section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. 

3.   Jones Point Park Environmental Assessment - The National Park Service (NPS) has completed the environmental review process for the Jones Point Park Environmental Assessment (EA).

4. Great Falls Park Final General Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement  - The final General Management Plan is online.

Kilroy was here  

Did You Know?
Time Magazine, in their May 3, 2004, review of the new World War II Memorial, critically commented, “Il Duce would have loved it.” Some of the early criticism of the memorial elements centered on their similarity to some of the Nazi and Fascist architecture of the 1930s and 1940s.

Last Updated: November 16, 2008 at 11:46 EST