DDOT Traffic Advisory: Temporary Closures for I-295 Corridor Improvement Project from January 11 through January 18, 2021

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2021

 

Media Contacts:

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

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

 

 

Temporary Closures for I-295 Corridor Improvement Project from January 11 through January 18, 2021

 

(Washington, D.C.) - 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.

 

Single left or right lane closures will also occur daily and nightly on northbound and southbound I-295 between Exit 1 (Laboratory Road / US Naval Research Lab) and I-695. Double left or right lane closures will only occur nightly until the following morning.

 

Single left or right lane closures will occur daily and nightly on South Capitol Street SE/SW between Firth Sterling Avenue, SE and N Street, SE and on Suitland Parkway SE between the Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE overpass and South Capitol Street SE. Double left or right lane closures will only occur nightly until the following morning.

 

Daily and nightly single lane closures will also 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.

 

The following full ramp closures will also occur daily and nightly.

  • 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)

Nightly 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 between Monday, January 11 and Friday, January 15, 2021. These full closures will not occur on the same nights. Only the full closure of Suitland Parkway SE will continue during the weekend from Friday night, January 15 to Monday morning, January 18, 2021.

 

For the closure of Suitland Parkway, the ramps from northbound I-295 (Exit 3B) and southbound I-295 (Exit 4 to Suitland Parkway) will also be closed. The following signed detours will be in place:

  • Exit 3B (from I-295 NB) Closure: Take Exit 5C to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and follow detour signs to Howard Road SE and back to Suitland Parkway SE.
  • Exit 4 to Suitland Parkway (from I-295 SB) Closure: Take Exit 4 to Howard Road SE and follow detour signs to return to Suitland Parkway SE.

Overnight Suitland Parkway, SE Closure & Detour

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Overnight Howard Road, SE Closure & Detour

 

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