DDOT Traffic Advisory: Temporary Lane Closures on I-295 NB & SB from October 28 to October 31, 2022

District of Columbia sent this bulletin at 10/28/2022 03:48 PM EDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 28, 2022

Media Contacts:

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

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

Temporary Lane Closures on I-295 NB & SB from October 28 to October 31, 2022

Washington, D.C.) —The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close multiple lanes on I-295 NB and SB between Malcolm X Ave SE and 11^th Street SW. I-295 SB will have two left lanes closed from 11^th Street to Firth Sterling Ave starting 10/28 at 9:00 PM to 10/31 at 5:00 AM. I-295 NB will have two right lanes closed from Malcolm X Ave to Howard Rd starting 10/28 at 9:00 PM to 10/31 at 5:00 AM.

These closures are necessary for construction activities associated with the South Capitol Street Corridor Project which includes construction of the New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and the reconstruction of the I-295/ Suitland Parkway interchange.

Please observe the posted speed limit and proceed through the construction area with caution.

For more information about DDOT’s ongoing efforts to improve the 295 corridors, visit www.improving295dc.com.

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