DDOT Traffic Advisory affecting east of the river routes
(Washington, DC) —The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close roadways, lanes, ramps and shoulders on the following corridors to perform construction activities along and near the I-295 / DC 295 corridor. The start of these lane, ramp, and shoulder closures is contingent on suitable weather, field conditions, and/or adjacent construction activities.
SUITLAND PARKWAY & HOWARD ROAD FULL CLOSURES:
Full closures will occur on Howard Road SE between the WMATA Parking garage and Firth Sterling Avenue, SE and Suitland Parkway, SE between South Capitol Street, SE/SW and Firth Sterling Avenue, SE nightly on the following dates:
Between Monday night, December 21 and Thursday morning, December 24, 2020
Between Sunday night, December 27 and Thursday morning, December 31, 2020; and
Between Sunday night, January 3, 2020 and Monday morning, January 4, 2021.
All overnight full closures with detours will start at 8:00 pm and end by 6:00am. These full closures will not occur on the same nights, only one roadway will be closed at a time; weather permitting.
The closure of Suitland Parkway will include the closure of access from northbound I-295 (Exit 3B) and southbound I-295 (Exit 4 to Suitland Parkway).
When Exit 3B (from I-295 NB) is closed, traffic on northbound I-295 can access South Capitol Street, SE by continuing north to exit at Exit 5C to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE and following detour signs to Howard Road, SE and back to Suitland Parkway, SE.
When Exit 4 to Suitland Parkway (from I-295 SB) is closed, traffic on southbound I-295 can access Suitland Parkway by continuing via Exit 4 to Howard Road, SE and follow detour signs to return to Suitland Parkway, SE.
For more information about DDOT’s ongoing efforts to improve the 295 corridors, visit www.improving295dc.com.
The District Department of Transportation's mission is to equitably deliver a safe, sustainable, and reliable multimodal transportation network for all residents and visitors of the District of Columbia.