The outbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Avenue Sousa Bridge were closed for more than four hours Thursday night after a truck’s steerable dolly became disabled near the ramp to D.C. Route 295. The truck was moving a 182-foot beam for the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge when it failed to negotiate the turn onto the ramp. Several dozen drivers were stuck above the Anacostia River between Barney Circle and the oversize load before being turned around and sent inbound under police direction. The outbound lanes reopened around 10:30 p.m. The bridge’s inbound lanes remained open during the incident.
Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses
WASHINGTON (AP) — A chunk of ceiling fell inside a main hallway of the Kennedy Center, according to a spokesperson who said the damage underscores the need to shut down the historic arts venue for renovations sought by President Donald Trump.
No one was injured when a piece of the ceiling inside the Kennedy Center's grand foyer collapsed Friday evening, said Roma Daravi, the center's vice president for public relations.
Photos provided by the center showed a large hole in the high ceiling and debris littering the red carpet in part of the hallway that connects the Kennedy Center's three main performance auditoriums. The damage occurred during stormy weather in Washington.
The Kennedy Center's Trump-aligned board is fighting in court to move forward with plans to add Trump's name to the building's facade and to close the center for two years as it undergoes $250 million in renovations.



