DDOT Traffic Advisory: Weekly Temporary Closures in the I-295 Corridor from January 18 through January 25, 2021

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 2021

 

Media Contacts:

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

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

 

 

Weekly Temporary Closures in the I-295 Corridor from January 18 through January 25, 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 I-295 / DC 295 and nearby local roads. These closures are contingent on suitable weather, field conditions, and/or adjacent construction activities. Daily closures will typically take place between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Nightly closures will typically take place between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day (unless otherwise stated below).

 

NOTE: No work will take place between 12:00 p.m., January 19 and 6.00 a.m. January 21, 2021 due to events associated with the Presidential Inauguration.

 

Single left or right lane closures will occur anytime 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. These single lane closures along these two roadways will typically take place between 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following morning. Double left or right lane closures will only occur nightly until the following morning.

 

Daily and nightly single lane closures will also occur anytime 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)

Weeknight 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. These full closures will not occur on the same nights. Only the full closure of Suitland Parkway SE will stay in-place continuously during the weekend starting at 8:00 p.m. Friday night, January 22 and ending by 5:00 a.m. Monday morning, January 25, 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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