Single Lane Closures for the Week of July 30 for South Cap Street Corridor Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2018

Media Contacts

Terry Owens

Lauren Stephens

Temporary Lane Closures Planned for Week of July 30

(Washington, DC) —The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close single lanes and shoulders to perform 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 30, through Saturday, August 4, 2018, weather permitting:

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE between Howard Road, SE and Sumner Road, SE
• Potomac Avenue SE/SW between First Street, SE and Second Street, SW
• Q Street, SW between South Capitol Street, SW and Half Street, SW
• Half Street, SW between P Street, SW and R Street, SW
• P Street, SW between South Capitol Street, SW and Half Street, SW
• South Capitol Street, SE/SW between Firth Sterling Avenue, SE and N Street, SE
• I-295 between and Malcolm X Avenue, SE and 11th Street, SE

The following single lane, ramp, and shoulder closures will be in place nightly from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am, Sunday, July 29 through Thursday, August 2, 2018, weather permitting:

• I-295 between and Malcolm X Avenue, SE and 11th Street, SE
• South Capitol Street, SE/SW between Firth Sterling Avenue, SE and N Street, SE
• P Street, SW between South Capitol Street, SW and Half Street, SW
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE between Howard Road, SE and Sumner Road, SE
• Potomac Avenue SE/SW between First Street, SE and Second Street, SW
• Q Street, SW between South Capitol Street, SW and Half Street, SW
• Half Street, SW between P Street, SW and R Street, SW

These closures are required for construction activities 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 construction personnel.

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