Portions of George Washington Memorial Parkway in Virginia to be closed for tree maintenance

If you re planning to trip on George Washington Memorial Parkway starting on Wednesday you ll want to make a plan ahead of time for upcoming road closures The National Park Institution is closing the southbound lanes of the George Washington Memorial Parkway from Tulane Drive to Morningside Lane between a m and p m on Oct and to complete tree trimming Traffic will be diverted from the parkway onto Park Terrace during the tree work A map of the detour for tree trimming on the George Washington Parkway Courtesy The National Park Institution These closures assistance the National Park Arrangement s mission to preserve safe access to the parkway while protecting the scenic and natural support along the Potomac River corridor This is part of the park s larger efforts to conduct tree maintenance along the George Washington Memorial Parkway between Mount Vernon and just south of Alexandria the National Park Utility reported in a news release Source