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Metro’s Van Ness station was closed Wednesday morning as police investigated a suspicious package on the 4200 block of Connecticut Avenue.

Lanes of Connecticut Avenue NW were shut down between Van Ness Street and Windom Place, according to police, and reopened at 9:30 a.m. People could not exit or enter the station for about an hour as trains moved through Van Ness. As of 9:25 a.m., the station was reopened.

Traffic Advisory/Police Activity in the 4200 blk of Connecticut Ave NW. Street Closures on Connecticut Ave from Van Ness St to Windom Pl NW.

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) July 30, 2014

Traffic madness on inbound Connecticut Ave near Van Ness metro suspicious parcel snarls traffic Sign tells all pic.twitter.com/RaIIN7WKBh

— Armando Trull (@trulldc) July 30, 2014

If you were ever curious what closing down Conn. Ave. would do for traffic, come to Van Ness right now. pic.twitter.com/KijIMmwEHV

— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) July 30, 2014