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There is a sign to the right saying that bicycles are forbidden on this stretch of road. The sign is there because bikes are common on the road I'm turning from, and in fact there is a large bike lane on that road. But this road is a limited access road that leads to the Beltway, a 12 lane limited access highway that circles the city.
Just before this road meets up with the Beltway, there is a turn off that leads to a high security government installation on the one side, and a small picnic area on the other side. I imagine the bike was going to the picnic area. But this road is dangerous for bikes because it's heavily traveled, is narrow with no shoulders, and the speed limit greater than bikes can achieve. So they are forbidden.
Oh, and the "barricades" are down the center of the road, marking the lanes to keep traffic away from one another. It's just on the curve, and when the road straightens out, the barricades stop.
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