Mark Center workers urged to brown-bag it

Thousands of Department of Defense employees soon heading to the Mark Center might be packing — lunches. With a building cafeteria that apparently seats only a few hundred, and restaurants within walking distance in short supply, DoD workers expected to arrive at the Mark Center building within the next few weeks will either be brown-bagging it or they could create lunch-hour traffic mayhem in Alexandria.

About 6,400 employees will move into the Mark Center over the next year as part of the DoD’s Base Realignment and Closure program. There are no nearby Metro stations, and authorities expect a rush-hour nightmare on the roads.