New Outbound 11th Street Freeway Bridge (I-695) Ramp to Northbound DC 295 Set To Open on or About December 19


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, December 17, 2012
DDOT Media Contact: Monica Hernandez 202-671-2261, monica.hernandez@dc.gov


****TRAFFIC ADVISORY***

Reminder: New Outbound 11th Street Freeway Bridge (I-695) Ramp to Northbound DC 295 Set To Open on or About December 19

Overnight Lane Closures on Eastbound SE/SW Freeway (I-695) to Outbound 11th Street Freeway Bridge Scheduled for December 18

(Washington, D.C.) On or about Wednesday, December 19 the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will open a new ramp that provides direct access from the outbound 11th Street Freeway Bridge (I-695) to northbound DC 295 (see map below). 



To access the new northbound DC 295 ramp motorists are reminded to keep right on the outbound 11th Street Freeway Bridge.

On December 18, in preparation for the opening of the new ramp, DDOT will be implementing alternating lane closures on the eastbound SE/SW Freeway (I-695) that leads to the outbound 11th Street Freeway Bridge, starting at 8 p.m. and overnight intermittent traffic stoppages between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next morning. 

Electronic message signs will be in place to provide motorists advanced notice of the scheduled lane closures.


For more information and to follow the bridge project and AWI Program’s progressplease visit anacostiawaterfront.org/11thStreetBridgeTo join the project or AWI community contact list or ask questions, please email ddot.awi@dc.gov  or call 202-741-8528.

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