Road Closures Begin for South Capitol Street Corridor Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2018

Media Contacts

Terry Owens

Lauren Stephens

Road Closures Begin for South Capitol Street Corridor Project

(Washington, DC) – The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close single lanes and shoulders on the following roadways to perform testing and 
pre-construction activities for the South Capitol Street Corridor Project.

The following single lane, ramp, and shoulder closures will be in place daily from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday, July 2, 2018, through Saturday, July 7, 2018, weather permitting.

No work impacting traffic operations will occur on Tuesday, July 3 through noonThursday, July 5 for the Fourth of July holiday.

·         South Capitol Street, SE/SW between South of Firth Sterling Avenue, SE to 
          the Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge

·         South Capitol Street, SW southbound between the 
          Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and Suitland Parkway, SE

·         Potomac Avenue, SW eastbound at South Capitol Street, SW

·         Anacostia Drive Access Road northbound between Howard Road, SE 
          and Anacostia Drive

·         Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE northbound at Howard Road, SE

·         I 295 southbound between Howard Road, SE and Firth Sterling Avenue, SE

·         Firth Sterling Avenue, SE between South Capitol Street, SE and 
          Suitland Parkway, SE

·         Howard Road, SE between Firth Sterling Avenue, SE and Suitland Parkway, SE

·         Suitland Parkway, SE between Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE and 
          South Capitol Street, SE

·         On Ramp to I-295 northbound from Firth Sterling Avenue, SE

·         Off Ramp to Howard Rd, SE from I-295 southbound

          The following single lane, ramp, and shoulder closures will be in place nightly 
          from 9:00 pm to 5.00 am, Sunday, July 1, 2018, through 
          Thursday, July 5, 2018, weather permitting. No work impacting traffic 
          operations will occur on Tuesday, July 3 through noon 
          Thursday, July 5 for the Fourth of July holiday.

·         I 295 southbound between Howard Road, SE and Firth Sterling Avenue, SE

·         South Capitol Street, SE/SW between South of Firth Sterling Avenue, SE 
          to Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge

          The following ramps will be closed permanently effective on or about 
          Monday, July 02, 2018.

·         Ramp from Anacostia Drive southbound to South Capitol Street, SW

·         Ramp from South Capitol Street, SE northbound to Anacostia Drive

          These closures are required for pre-construction work associated with
          the South Capitol Street Corridor Project and the Frederick Douglass 
          Memorial Bridge Replacement which calls for the replacement of the
          68-year-old bridge and reconstruction of the Suitland Parkway/I-295 interchange.

           Motorists are urged to use caution as they travel in these areas, to

           anticipate moderate delays, and to be mindful of construction personnel.

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