DDOT TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Temporary Lane Closures in Multiple Locations for I-295 Corridor Improvement Project from April 5 through April 12, 2021

District of Columbia sent this bulletin at 04/01/2021 04:18 PM EDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1, 2021

Media Contacts:

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

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

Temporary Lane Closures in Multiple Locations for I-295 Corridor Improvement Project from April 5 through April 12, 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 beginning April 5 through April 12 021, weather permitting.

Daily closures will take place between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Nightly closures will occur and take place between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day (unless otherwise stated below).

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, starting at 9:00 p.m., until the following morning. On northbound I-295, there will be no closures during the AM peak period; and on southbound I-295, there will be no closures during the PM peak period.

Single left or right lane closures will occur daily and nightly in both directions 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 roadways will typically take place anytime. Double left or right lane closures will only occur nightly, starting at 8:00 p.m., until the following morning.

On southbound South Capitol Street SW, between Suitland Parkway SE and Firth Sterling Avenue SE, the single right lane closure will be in place continuously until April 12, 2021. Otherwise, no other closures on South Capitol Street SE/SW or Suitland Parkway SE will take place on weekdays between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

A full closure of Anacostia Drive SE between Good Hope Road and South Capitol Street SE will be in place from April 10 to May 24, 2021. The Anacostia Drive multi-use trail will remain open to non-motorized traffic. A marked detour will be in place during this closure.

Daily and nightly single lane closures will also occur anytime on 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) – Closed permanently on Monday, April 5, 2021.
Exit 4 from I-295 Northbound (South Capitol Street / Suitland Parkway) - April 5, 10, and 11 only.
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. The nightly full closure of Howard Road SE will continue during the weekend starting at 8:00 p.m. Friday night, April 9 and ending by 5:00 a.m. Monday morning, April 12, 2021. A marked detour will be in place during these closures.

Weeknight and Weekend Howard Road SE Closure & Detour

Firth Sterling Avenue SE between South Capitol Street SE and St. Elizabeths Avenue SE will be closed nightly between Monday, April 5 and Friday April 9, 2021. During the weekend, this segment of the roadway will also be closed from 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 9 to 5:00 a.m. on Monday morning, April 12, 2021 as shown in the graphic. A marked detour will be in place during these closures.

Firth Sterling Avenue SE Closure & Detour

Northbound South Capitol Street SE between Potomac Avenue SE and P Street SE will be closed on both Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. as shown in the graphic. A marked detour will be in place during this closure.

NB South Capitol Street SE Closure & Detour at Potomac Avenue SE

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 I-295 corridor,
visit http://www.improving295dc.com.

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