Crystal City-Pentagon City-Potomac Yard Transportation News

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Crystal City-Pentagon City-Potomac Yard

Sept. 18, 2015


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Traffic Signal Testing

For the next four months, a contractor working for the County will be testing LED signs and other technologies that will support the Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway. The testing will involve temporarily illuminating “No Right Turn” and “Bus Lane Only” LED signs at the following intersections:

  • Potomac Avenue and South Glebe Road
  • Route 1/Crystal Drive and 33rd Street, and Route 1 and 23rd Street/South Clark Street
  • Crystal Drive at 27th, 26th, 20th and 18th Streets South

 

During testing the contractor may block one lane of traffic for troubleshooting, which will impact existing traffic. Any lane closures will occur between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Construction Updates

Crystal City Multimodal Center

This week the contractor continued placing concrete for the construction of the inside eastbound lane on 18th Street South, and started placing concrete for the medians. Next week they will continue with 18th Street roadway reconstruction activities, east and west of the Route 1 overpass and underneath it.

 

Project page

 

Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway

Transitway construction activities for Saturday, Sept. 19 through Friday, Sept. 25 are described in this week's construction update. Crews are not scheduled to work on Saturday, Sept. 19.

 

Visit Flickr for construction photos. For construction-related issues, call 703-638-0165.

 

Project page

 

Detours/Lane Closures 

The following lane closures are due to construction for the Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway and Crystal City Multimodal Center.

 

Crystal Drive

  • Between 20th and 23rd Streets - Northbound right lane closed. Access to driveways in this area remains open. 
  • From U.S. Route 1 up to 26th Street South - Parking and right lanes closed. 

Route 1: Northbound right turn lane closed between South Glebe Road and Crystal Drive.

 

18th Street South:

  • Inside lanes on each side of the street are closed between South Eads and Bell Streets. No on-street parking or charter bus parking available in this area.
  • Bike lane closed under Route 1 bridge.

South Clark Street: Right lane closed between 20th and 23rd Streets, and between 23rd and 26th Streets.