Sink Hole Prolongs Delays On GW Parkway Bremante Bryant May 13, 2019 at 4:48 pm in In The News - Afternoon Headlines Tweet The National Park Service says a stretch of the George Washington Memorial Parkway will stay closed going into tomorrow. A ten-foot sinkhole opened up on the parkway causing northbound lanes to close between Virginia Route 123 Chain Bridge Road and I-495 Capital Beltway Friday. NPS plans to reopen one lane in time for the evening rush hour Tuesday. Rain over the weekend prevented the Park Service from making repairs. Tags: Parts of GW Parkway to stay closed, Sink hole closes part of GW Parkwayesl