Southern Expansion: Road Closures
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Update: April 17, 2026
Traffic Route Changes for Access to ANC via the Service Complex Gate
On or around Monday, April 27, all drivers entering Arlington National Cemetery through the Service Complex "123" Gate — to include ANC personnel, authorized contractors and family pass holders — will encounter traffic route changes due to necessary Southern Expansion construction.
Direct access to the Service Complex Gate via Columbia Pike will be closed. Drivers will be rerouted to a new shared access road connecting to South Joyce Street. These route changes will be in effect until approximately early 2028.
Details
• Columbia Pike will no longer be directly accessible from the Service Complex Gate.
• The new road extends from the Service Complex Gate to the intersection of South Joyce Street and Columbia Pike.
• ANC personnel, authorized contractors and family pass holders will share this road with construction traffic. Please remain alert.
• The intersection at South Joyce Street will become an all-way stop. Outgoing traffic from the Service Complex Gate must stop at the stop sign.
• All current gate access points will remain unchanged.
Please refer to the maps below.

As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding. The DAR/Southern Expansion Project is complex and large-scale. Site conditions may require construction plans to change.
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Update: Jan. 12, 2026

On or around Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, the on- and off-ramps to Columbia Pike will be closed. We encourage motorists to plan alternate routes in advance.
In addition to the ramp closures, there will be traffic pattern changes along Joyce Street and Columbia Pike.
Prior to these changes, detour signage in designated areas will help guide vehicles through the updated traffic routes.

Update: June 25, 2025
A new pedestrian route is in effect around the Southern Expansion Project site. Signs and fencing will guide you. The dashed red line in the above image indicates pedestrian routes.
• If you're heading eastbound: Use South Orme Street or South Ode Street from Southgate Road, then turn east on Columbia Pike to reach your destination.
• If you're heading westbound: Use Columbia Pike heading west, then turn north on South Orme Street or South Ode Street From there, turn west on Southgate Road to reach your destination.
• For your safety, do not use Southgate Road (between South Ode Street and Old Columbia Pike) as a pedestrian route. This section of the road is now closed.