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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

Route 27/110 Overnight Closures Friday and Saturday

Beginning 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 through 6 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, weather permitting, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will be removing a few of the bridge girders on Washington Boulevard (Route 27) over Jefferson Davis Highway (Route 110). The detailed work schedule is included in this traffic alert.

VDOT project page

Crystal City Multimodal Center

This week the contractor continued placing concrete for the medians on 18th Street South. Next week they will continue with 18th Street South roadway reconstruction, concentrating their activities east of the Route 1 overpass.

Project page

Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway

Transitway construction activities for Saturday, Sept. 26 through Friday, Oct. 2 are described in this week's construction update. Crews are not scheduled to work on Saturday, Sept. 26.

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 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.