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Good morning, Washington. If you’re still mentally recovering from the nasty Memorial Day traffic, a word of advice: stay very far away from the Wilson Bridge this weekend. Southbound I-95 will be down to one lane as the bridge’s new second span is put into commission and workers pave and mark the ramps and roads connected to it.

D.C. Ambulance Service Found Wanting: The Post had a look at the data surrounding the region’s emergency medical response systems and came away with a clear conclusion: if you’re going to have a heart attack, you should try not to do it in D.C. Apparently you’re twice as likely to make it to the emergency room with a pulse if your infarction occurs in Arlington or Alexandria instead of the District. While admitting that comparisons between jurisdictions are difficult due to differences in both populations and available data, everyone quoted in the story agrees that the city’s emergency medical system is doing a worse job than it should be.

Lanier Seeks To Dismiss Seven More Cops: WTOP reports that the group of MPD officers who were fired, reinstated due to procedural errors related to their dismissal, then placed on the chopping block again has grown — they now number 24. Last week Chief Lanier indicated that she is seeking to re-fire the officers, arguing that their various transgressions make them unable to perform police duties in a way that supercedes the legal protection they’re afforded thanks to the errors made on Lanier’s predecessors’ watch. The 24 are currently assigned to desk jobs.

Briefly Noted: Battle lines drawn for Tysons redevelopment… Composite sketch of suspect released in murder/carjacking case… Pr. William asks residents to help identify vacant houses… Body found in Potomac… New study gives proposed Purple Line a boost…

This Day In DCist: One year ago H2O was in hot water and rock throwing returned to Columbia Heights.