DDOT TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Pedestrian/Bicycle Path Closure and Detour at Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and South Capitol Street SE/SW Starting Wednesday, March 3, 2021

 

(Washington, DC)—The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close the sidewalk and trail connection on the west side of South Capitol Street SW between Potomac Avenue SW and Firth Sterling Avenue SE (including the west side sidewalk on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge) for reconstruction starting on Wednesday, March 3, 2021; weather permitting. The closure will last through October 2021.

 

Sidewalk/trail users are advised to use the new temporary facilities on the east side of the South Capitol Street SE as shown in the graphic.

 

Pedestrians and bicyclists will travel along the east side of South Capitol Street SE from Firth Sterling Avenue SE, cross at Howard Road, SE, and continue on the existing path to Potomac Avenue, SE via the east side of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge.

 

Signs will be posted along the route to guide pedestrians and bicyclists.

 

 

This closure is required for construction activities associated with the following DDOT project:

 

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.

 

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

 

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The District Department of Transportation's mission is to equitably deliver a safe, sustainable, and reliable multimodal transportation network for all residents and visitors of the District of Columbia.