Part of GW Parkway remains closed as storm cleanup continues, roadway to be reopened on Wednesday

A -mile section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway remains closed Monday after storms toppled trees across the D C region The closures are between Belle View Boulevard and Alexandria Avenue as work continues to remove the tree debris Related stories Read the latest forecast rescued while clinging to a tree in the middle of Potomac River near waterfall edge Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill in Kentucky Missouri and Virginia U S Park Police have not noted when the roadway will be reopened Park Police authorities advised WTOP s Traffic Center on Tuesday that plans are to reopen the roadway by Wednesday Initially the National Park System claimed the road would be closed at least through the Tuesday morning commute Our top priority is inhabitants safety explained Jennifer Madello superintendent of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in a news release from the National Park Organization We appreciate the residents s patience as we respond to the storm s impacts and ensure the area is safe for tour Last Friday a fast-moving storm passed through the D C region toppling about trees across the parkway and damaging dozens more according to the National Park Facility One of the trees fell on a truck on the George Washington Memorial Parkway near Morningside Lane in Fairfax County Virginia killing a person A woman was also killed in another part of Fairfax County after a tree struck her car between Manor Drive and Pole Road in the Woodlawn area Below is a map of the closure function initMapArticle var lnglat lat lng - var map new google maps Map document getElementById 'map article' zoom center lnglat var trafficLayer new google maps TrafficLayer trafficLayer setMap map var marker new google maps Marker position lnglat map map title '' WTOP s Kay Perkins contributed to this statement Source