Interactive Map: DMV Traffic, Road Closures as NATO Summit is Underway

WASHINGTON (east-west-news) — The 2024 NATO Summit in D.C. is underway and many are wondering how this three-day event will impact their commute.

Closures are expected to last through Friday, July 12.

Tuesday, the first major commuter day with significant closures in place, saw heavy traffic for drivers and commuters starting during the morning rush hour, carrying on into the afternoon.

Commuters we talked to Tuesday said their drive times in the city doubled, or even tripled, in some cases during the morning commute along major routes.

“I was just coming in from Northwest DC, near the Maryland and Bethesda border, and it took me probably 30 or 45 minutes to get [to Foggy Bottom], which is why I’m now filling up my tank. Normally takes you 15, 20 minutes. It’s been pretty bad today,” said driver Kaya Suner.

Other drivers we caught up with told us they’re making changes to their normal driving routines to try to beat the traffic this week.

“We’ve set up two maps systems, running Apple Maps and Google Maps at the same time. Each time we need to navigate to a place, we’re checking what the quickest route is so that we can make sure we’re not getting stuck in this traffic,” said Dan Ryan, who left extra early this morning to try to avoid traffic around the NATO Summit.