DDOT TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Temporary Lane Closures for I-395 Sign Structure Improvement Project from June 1 through June 11, 2021    

traffic advisory


 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2021 

 

Media Contacts:

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

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

 

Temporary Lane Closures for I-395 Sign Structure Improvement Project from June 1 through June 11, 2021                        

 

(Washington, DC)—The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close lanes, ramps and shoulders on the following roadways to perform construction activities along I-395 and I-695 for the replacement of signage and sign structures. Work is scheduled to take place starting Tuesday, June 1 through Friday, June 11, 2021, weather permitting. These closure dates and times are contingent on suitable weather, field conditions, and/or adjacent construction activities. 

 

The following are the lane and shoulder closures that will be in place during the following days and time-periods.

 

Weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.:

  • Single Left Lane Closure on Center Leg Freeway Southbound south of the 3rd Street Tunnel.
  • Full closure of the ramps from C Street SW and Washington Avenue SW to I-695 Eastbound.
  • Full closure of ramp from I-395 Northbound to C Street SW.
  • Single Right Lane Closure on ramp from I-695 Westbound to Center Leg Freeway.
  • Single Right Lane Closure in both directions on New York Avenue NE from West Virginia Avenue NE to east of Bladensburg Road NE (starting at 9:30 a.m.).

Weeknights from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning:

  • Double Left Lane Closures in both directions on New York Avenue NE from West Virginia Avenue NE to east of Bladensburg Avenue NE.

 

For the C Street SW and Washington Avenue SW ramp closures, vehicles will be detoured using Independence Avenue SW, 9th Street Expressway, and I-395 Northbound as indicated in the map below. If access to Independence Avenue is prohibited due to security measures, vehicles will be detoured using 2nd Street SW, I-395 Southbound, 7th Street SW, and I-395 Northbound.

 

Detour: C Street SW and Washington Ave SW Ramps to I-695 Eastbound

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