DDOT Traffic Advisory: New Ramp to Northbound I-295 Opens on November 20, 2021

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2021 

 

Media Contacts:

German Vigil – (202) 306-1668, german.vigil@dc.gov

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

 

 

New Ramp to Northbound I-295 Opens on November 20, 2021

 

(Washington, D.C.) - The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will open a new ramp to northbound I-295 from Suitland Parkway on Saturday, November 20, 2021 as shown in the image below. The existing ramp from Firth Sterling Avenue SE which will be permanently closed once the new ramp is open.

 

Traffic signs to access the new ramp will be posted on all roadways. Drivers can access the new ramp to NB I-295 as follows:

  • Howard Road (both EB and WB, Route 1) – Drivers will turn onto Firth Sterling Avenue SE, then right on westbound Suitland Parkway and then immediately turn right to access the new ramp.
  • Suitland Parkway (WB/Inbound, Route 2) – Drivers will continue on Suitland Parkway past the Firth Sterling Avenue SE intersection and then immediately turn right to access the new ramp.
  • Suitland Parkway (EB/Outbound, Route 3) – Drivers will keep to the left after crossing the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, then use the left turn lane to access the new ramp (prior to the Firth Sterling Avenue SE intersection).
  • Firth Sterling Avenue SE (Northbound, Route 4) – Drivers will turn left onto westbound Suitland Parkway and then immediately turn right to access the new ramp.

 

New Ramp to I-295 Northbound from Suitland Parkway