Traffic Detour on Route 1 Coming Saturday Night

On Saturday, Aug. 9, at 11 p.m., northbound traffic on Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) will be detoured onto Potomac Avenue, according to a news release from the City of Alexandria.

The detoured traffic will continue north along Potomac Avenue (located just after Slaters Lane) to the intersection of Potomac Avenue and East Glebe Road, where vehicles will be directed back onto Route 1, via East Glebe Road.

This detour will allow for the modification of two Virginia Dominion Power manholes. The work is a result of the construction of the Transitway lanes, and is not associated with Dominion’s proposed underground 230 KV line.

The northbound lanes will reopen by 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10.

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