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Additional problem complicates Ohio Drive work

Road crews working on Ohio Drive near the Lincoln Memorial have found a problem underneath the original road surface.

Tags: Ohio Drive , Bill Line , Adam Tuss

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When will the Ohio Drive backups go away?

Keep grousing. It could be Christmas time before this reconstruction project gets wrapped up.

Tags: Ohio Drive , Bill Line , WTOP Answer Desk , Andrew Mollenbeck

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New 30-year plan installed to improve National Mall

With help from 20 federal and local agencies, as well as more than 30,000 written comments, the National Park Service has created a plan to improve the appearance of the Mall over the next 30 years.

Tags: National Mall , Bill Line

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Potomac River can be deadly

Warmer weather has more people flocking to the Potomac River, and that has the National Park Service warning people about its dangers.

Tags: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department , Mark Segraves , Potomac River , Great Falls , Key Bridge , Swift Water Rescue , Billy Goat Trails

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Cherry Blossoms to peak even earlier

The chief horticulturist for the U.S. Park Service revised his prediction. He now says 70 percent of the blossoms will be open Wednesday.

Tags: National Cherry Blossom Festival , cherry blossoms , Tidal Basin , Rob DeFeo , tourism

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Japanese translators needed for Cherry Blossom Festival

"We're looking for people from the Washington area who are not necessarily of Japanese ancestry -- although that would be fantastic -- but people who are fluent in both Japanese and English who can translate back and forth," says National Park Service spokesman Bill Line.

Tags: Cherry Blossom Festival , volunteer , Japanese translator , Bill Line , Michelle Basch , Colleen Kelleher

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Interior, Forest Service face uphill climb to boost employee morale

Unions say leadership, communication key to improvements

Tags: mngt , Hank Kashdan , Daniel Wenk , Forest Service , BLM , NPS , Interior , USDA , National Federation of Federal Employees , Forest Service Council , Partnership for Public Service , Kevin Simpson , Elaine Downing , Ron Thatcher , employee morale , Best Places to Work survey

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