Crystal City-Pentagon City-Potomac Yard Transportation News

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Crystal City-Pentagon City-Potomac Yard

Oct. 2, 2015


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Transitway Community Meeting on Oct. 8

County staff will hold a community meeting next week to provide an update on Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway construction and proposed operations and plans to repave and restripe Crystal Drive.

 

Date: Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015

Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Location: Renaissance Inn, 2800 S. Potomac Ave., Arlington (Studio B on 2nd Floor)

 

Coming Soon - Repaving of Crystal Drive

Before the Transitway opens, the County will repave Crystal Drive between 15th and 26th Streets. The paving is expected to begin in the next few weeks and will last for several weeks, weather permitting. When dates are confirmed, we will send out notification through this email update.

 

Bike Alert: The Capital Bikeshare station at Crystal Drive and 20th Street South has been temporarily relocated across the street to the north side of 20th Street to make way for the repaving. The station will stay in operation during this work.

 

Construction Traffic Changes at Clark/Bell and 18th Streets

For the next 4-6 weeks, traffic on Clark and Bell at the 18th Street intersection will be limited to right turns only. These changes are due to construction for the Crystal City Multimodal Center project.

 

The crosswalk on 18th Street on the west side of Bell Street is closed during this phase. Pedestrians can use the crosswalk on the east side of Bell Street.

 

Construction Updates

ART Bus Facility

On-site demolition is complete. Installation of utilities will begin next week on the Route 1 side of the construction site. Utility work will be done at night between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., Monday through Friday, and is expected to last two weeks. During daytime work hours construction will begin on a retaining wall at the south end of the site.

 
No delays or changes to traffic patterns are expected at this time. As part of the project, 32nd Street between Route 1 and South Eads Street is scheduled to permanently close, pending VDOT approval.

 

Project page

 

Crystal City Multimodal Center

This week the contractor extended the work zone approximately 80 feet into the intersection of 18th Street and South Bell Street. Next week they will demolish the existing asphalt pavement in preparation for roadway reconstruction.

 

Project page

 

Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway

Transitway construction activities for Saturday, Oct. 3 through Friday, Oct. 9 are described in this week's construction update. Crews are not scheduled to work on Saturday, Oct. 3.

 

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

 

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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.

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/Bell Streets:

  • Traffic at 18th Street intersection limited to right turns only.
  • Right lane closed between 20th and 23rd Streets, and between 23rd and 26th Streets.

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