(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 12 through April 19, 2021, weather permitting.
These closures are contingent on suitable weather, field conditions, and/or adjacent construction activities. Daily closures will take place between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Nightly closures will 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. On northbound I-295, there will be no closures during the weekday AM peak period; and on southbound I-295, there will be no closures during the PM weekday peak period.
Double left or right lane closures will occur on weeknights, starting at 9:00 p.m., until the following morning. On Saturday and Sunday, double lane closures on northbound I-295 will extend into daytime hours, starting at 5:00 p.m. and ending the following morning. These northbound double lane closures will end on Sunday morning, April 18, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.; and on Monday morning , April 19, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
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, a single right lane closure will be in place continuously until April 19, 2021. On northbound South Capitol Street SW, between Potomac Avenue SE and P Street SW, a single right lane closure will be in place continuously until April 26, 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 until 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, and St. Elizabeths Avenue SE.
Weeknight full closures will occur from Monday, April 12 to Wednesday, April 14, 2021 on Howard Road SE between the WMATA Parking garage and Firth Sterling Avenue SE. A marked detour will be in place during these closures.
Weeknight and Weekend Howard Road SE Closure & Detour
