WASHINGTON 鈥� This past weekend鈥檚 closure of the Arlington Memorial Bridge for repairs didn鈥檛 get the job fully done, the National Park Service said.
The bridge will be closed again this weekend 鈥� from 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday.
The park service said the culprit was the same as in the two postponements that preceded last weekend鈥檚 work: Mother Nature.
鈥淪ustained high, fast water in the Potomac River鈥� prevented crews from finishing all the work, the park service said in a statement.
鈥淥ur first priority on every project is safety,鈥� George Washington Memorial Parkway Superintendent Alexcy Romero said in the statement. 鈥淭he river was running too high and too fast last weekend to safely have some of the equipment in the Potomac River.鈥�
Last weekend鈥檚 bridge work was postponed once by the expected arrival of Hurricane Florence, and then again by heavy rains.
The bridge will be closed intermittently on nights and weekends until 2021. The next closure is scheduled for November.
A public meeting with representatives of the park service, the Federal Highway Administration and the bridge contractor is set for Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the park service鈥檚 regional headquarters at 1100 Ohio Drive, Southwest. There鈥檒l be a presentation on the work and the representatives will answer questions.
