DDOT TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Temporary Lane & Roadway Closures on I-295, Howard Road SE, Suitland Parkway SE,  South Capitol Street SE/SW, and Other Local Roadways & Ramps Daily and Nightly January 4-11, 2021

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 2, 2021 

 

Media Contacts:

Lauren Stephens –  (202) 465-6112, lauren.stephens@dc.gov

Mariam Nabizad – (202) 359-2678, mariam.nabizad@dc.gov  

 

 

Temporary Lane & Roadway Closures on I-295, Howard Road SESuitland Parkway SE,  South Capitol Street SE/SW, and Other Local Roadways & Ramps Daily and Nightly January 4-11, 2021 

(Washington, DC)  The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close roadways, lanes, ramps and shoulders on the following corridors to perform construction activities along and near the I-295 / DC 295 corridor. The start of these lane, ramp, and shoulder closures is contingent on suitable weather, field conditions, and/or adjacent construction activities. 

SUITLAND PARKWAY & HOWARD ROAD FULL CLOSURES: 

Full closures will occur on Howard Road SE between the WMATA Parking garage and Firth Sterling Avenue, SE and Suitland Parkway, SE between South Capitol Street, SE/SW and Firth Sterling Avenue, SE nightly between Monday night, January 4 and Friday morning, January 8, 2021. 

These weeknight full closures with detours will start at 8:00 p.m. and end by 6:00 a.m. These full closures will not occur on the same nights, only one roadway will be closed at a time; weather permitting. 

Only the full closure of Suitland Parkway, SE will continue during the weekend from 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8 until 5:00 a.m. on Monday, January 11, 2021. 

The closure of Suitland Parkway will include the closure of access from northbound I-295 (Exit 3B) and southbound I-295 (Exit 4 to Suitland Parkway). Signed detours will be in place during these closures as as shown by the detour maps below: 

  • When Exit 3B (from I-295 NB) is closed, traffic on northbound I-295 can access South Capitol Street SE by continuing north to exit Exit 5C to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and following detour signs to Howard Road SE and back to Suitland Parkway. 
  • When Exit 4 to Suitland Parkway (from I-295 southbound) is closed, traffic on southbound I-295 can access Suitland Parkway by continuing via Exit 4 to Howard Road SE and follow detour signs to return to Suitland Parkway. 

 

I-295 NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND CLOSURES: 

  • Single left or right lane closures will also occur on I-295 northbound (Anytimeand I-295 southbound (6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) between Exit 1 (Laboratory Road / US Naval Research Lab) and I-695 daily, between Monday, January 4 and Monday, January 11, 2021. 
  • Double left or right lane closures will also occur on I-295 northbound (8:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.) and I-295 southbound (9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) between Exit 1 (Laboratory Road / US Naval Research Lab) and I-695, nightly, between Monday, January 4 and Monday, January 11, 2021. 

 

SOUTH CAPITOL STREET, SE/SW, SUITLAND PARKWAY, & OTHER LOCAL ROADWAY CLOSURES: 

  • Single left or right lane closures will occur on northbound South Capitol Street, SE/SW from Firth Sterling Avenue, SE and N Street SE and/or in westbound Suitland Parkway SE between the Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE overpass and South Capitol Street, SE  daily between 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.  between Monday, January 4, 2021 and Monday, January 11, 2021. 
  • Single left or right lane closures will occur on southbound South Capitol Street SE/SW from Firth Sterling Avenue SE and N Street SE and/or eastbound Suitland Parkway, SE between the Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE overpass and South Capitol Street SE  daily between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and nightly between 6:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.mbetween Monday, January, 4 and Monday, January 11, 2021. 
  • Double left or right lane closures will also occur on northbound and southbound South Capitol Street SE/SW between Firth Sterling Avenue, SE and N Street SE and/or westbound and eastbound Suitland Parkway between the Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE overpass and South Capitol Street, SE nightly from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. between Monday, January 4 and Monday, January 11, 2021. 
  • Single lane closures will occur anytime along Firth Sterling Avenue SE; Potomac Avenue SE/SW; Half Street SW; Howard Road, SE; Barry Road SE; St. Elizabeths Avenue SE; Malcolm X Avenue SE; and South Capitol Street SE/SW. Motorists should expect delays when traveling these corridors. 

RAMP CLOSURES: 

Full closures will also occur for the following ramps between Monday, January 4 and Monday, January 11, 2021. These closures will occur daily between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.mand nightly between 8:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.unless otherwise noted.  

  • Exit 3B from I-295 Northbound (South Capitol Street / Nationals Park / Downtown) 
  • Exit 4 from I-295 Southbound (South Capitol Street / Suitland Parkway) 
  • I-295 Northbound On-ramp from northbound Firth Sterling Avenue, SE 
  • Ramp from MLK Jr. Avenue to I-295 Northbound (continuously starting at 12:00pm, 1/4)  

Traffic controls will be in place to guide all users of the roadway through the work zone safely. Motorists should expect delays due to the lane closures and are advised to stay alert and be observant of signage and road work crews while traveling in this area.  

 

These closures are required for construction activities associated with the following DDOT projects: 

South Capitol Street Corridor Project - Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge 

The South Capitol Street Corridor Project calls for replacing the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and transforming related sections of the urban freeway into a beautiful scenic boulevard that increases pedestrian and vehicular safety, improves multimodal transportation options, increases community accessibility and supports economic development on both sides of the Anacostia River. 

I-295 / Malcolm X Avenue SE Interchange Improvement Project 

The multiple phases of this project include the reconstruction of the I-295 interchange with Malcolm X Avenue SE, including modified ramps and a new access roadway to the St. Elizabeth’s West Campus. The planned improvements will be made between Firth Sterling Avenue SE, on the north, and the South Capitol Street/Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE intersection to the south. The project will provide transportation improvements to serve the proposed Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation on the St. Elizabeth’s West Campus.  

 

For more information about DDOT’s ongoing efforts to improve the 295 corridors, visit www.improving295dc.com. 

 

Map of Howard Road ClosureSuitland Parkway