DDOT TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Temporary Lane Closures in Multiple Locations for I-295 Corridor Improvement Project from May 24 through May 31, 2021

traffic advisory


 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 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 May 24 through May 31, 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 take place between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Nightly closures will take place between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day (unless otherwise stated below).

 

Due to the scheduled Washington Nationals games, nighttime double lane closures will not occur on Tuesday, May 25 through Saturday, May 29 until after 11:00 p.m.  Single lane closures on inbound routes (westbound Suitland Parkway, northbound South Capitol Street) may occur starting at 9:00 p.m.  On Sunday, May 30, daytime single lane closures will not occur after 11:00 a.m. If these games are cancelled, daily and nightly closures will occur during the typical times. Additionally, any nighttime full roadway closures that are prohibited on these game days, will take place in the event of a game cancellation.

 

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 nightly, starting at 10:00 p.m., until the following morning.

 

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 take place during off-peak hours. Double left or right lane closures will only occur nightly, starting at 9:00 p.m., until the following morning.  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.

 

Daily and nightly single lane closures will also occur anytime during off-peak hours on Potomac Avenue SE/SW and Howard Road SE.  Daily and nightly single lane closures will also occur anytime on Firth Sterling Avenue SE, Half Street SW, Barry Road SE, St. Elizabeth’s Avenue SE, and Malcolm X Avenue SE.

 

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

  • Exit 4 from I-295 Northbound (South Capitol Street / Suitland Parkway)
  • Exit 4 from I-295 Southbound (South Capitol Street / Suitland Parkway)
  • I-295 Northbound On-ramp from northbound Firth Sterling Avenue SE
  • Ramp from South Capitol Street / MLK Jr. Avenue to I-295 Northbound (continuously)

 

Firth Sterling Avenue SE between South Capitol Street SE and St. Elizabeth’s Avenue SE will be closed between Friday night, May 28, 2021 and Sunday morning, May 30, 2021 as shown in the graphic. When Firth Sterling Avenue SE is fully closed, Suitland Parkway SE will remain open to all traffic. A marked detour will be in place during these closures.

 

Firth Sterling Avenue SE Closure & Detour