PRESS RELEASE: Eastbound SE/SW Freeway Reduction to One Lane and 11th Street Lane Closures 10-4 to 10-31

***TRAFFIC ADVISORY ***

Eastbound SE/SW Freeway to be Reduced to One Lane for Overhead Sign Work
Midnight to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 and Thursday, Oct. 7,
Contractors to Close One Lane Each Hour Starting at 8:30 p.m.


Additional Off-Peak Lane Closures in Both Directions of 11th Street Bridge,
Related Portions of SE/SW Freeway, I-295/DC 295 and Local Streets
Daily and Nightly from Oct. 4 to 31


Contractors Continuing 11th Street Bridge Project Construction Activities


WASHINGTON, DC – Contractors for the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) will reduce eastbound Southeast-Southwest Freeway to one lane from midnight to 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6 and Thursday, Oct. 7 for overhead sign work related to the 11th Street Bridge Project. Workers will close one lane in that direction of the freeway each hour starting at 8:30 p.m.


From October 4 to 31, contractors will continue work requiring off-peak lane closures in both directions of the 11th Street Bridge and related portions of the Southeast-Southwest Freeway, Interstate 295/DC 295 and local streets.


In addition, N Street SE will be permanently reduced to one lane.


Daily Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. closures may include:


· One lane in each direction of I-295/ DC295 between Pennsylvania Avenue and Howard Road.


· The left lane of the inbound 11th Street Bridge and connecting ramp to the SE/SW Freeway.


· One lane of the outbound 11th Street Bridge and the connecting ramp to southbound I-295/DC 295.


· One lane of the ramp from northbound I-295/DC 295 to the inbound 11th Street Bridge.


· One lane of the ramp from the eastbound SE/SW Freeway to the outbound 11th Street Bridge.


One lane in each direction of the Southeast/Southwest Freeway between 4th Street SE and Pennsylvania Avenue.


The left lane of 11th Street SE from M to O Street SE.


The left lane of 12th Street SE from N to O Street SE.


· The right lane of westbound Good Hope Road between Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Anacostia Drive.


· Using a flagger to alternate both directions of traffic on O Street SE in one shared lane between 11th Street and 12th Street SE.




Each night Sunday through Thursday from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. closures may include:


· All lanes of Good Hope Road between Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Anacostia Drive.


· One lane in each direction of I-295/DC 295 between Pennsylvania Avenue and Howard Road.


· The left lane of the inbound 11th Street Bridge and connecting ramp to the SE/SW Freeway.


One lane of the outbound 11th Street Bridge and the connecting ramp to southbound I-295/DC 295


· One lane of the ramp from northbound I-295/DC 295 to the inbound 11th Street Bridge.


The left lane on the ramp from the Southeast/Southwest Freeway to the outbound 11th Street Bridge.


Two lanes in each direction of the Southeast/Southwest Freeway between the 6th Street Exit and Pennsylvania Avenue.


· All lanes of N Street between 12th and 11th Street SE, which includes closing the ramp from the inbound 11th Street Bridge. A signed detour will be provided.


In the event of inclement weather or other unforeseen conditions, this work will be rescheduled and an updated advisory will be distributed.


For more information about this work or the 11th Street Bridge Project, please contact Public Information Manager Bryon Johnston at 202-484-2330, ext. 137 or visit www.ddot.dc.gov/11thStreetBridge


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