Tag Archives: Street Safety Improvement Project

Streetcar Construction in Kingman Park Starting Mon. Feb. 25-March 1, 2013

Streetcar Construction

Test Pit Excavation

On Monday, February 25 through Friday March 1, work crews will dig five small test pits within a one-block location of Benning Road NE in order to coordinate proposed utility placement. The impacts will include:

Eastbound Benning Road between 24th and 25th Streets:

Left lane closure, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm

Pedestrian crosswalk at eastbound Benning and 24th Street:

Sidewalk closure, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm

Parking on eastbound Benning Road between 21st and 26th Streets: Parking closure. In order to keep two lanes of traffic flowing down eastbound Benning Road the curb lane between 21st and 26th streets will be closed for parking and it will become a travel lane.

Media Removal

On Monday, February 25 through Friday March 8, work crews will continue to remove portions of the median on the middle and eastern end of the Hopscotch Bridge in advance of future streetcar platform construction at the same locations. The impacts will include:

Hopscotch Bridge and 3rd Street Bridge approach on H Street, Eastbound:

Left lane closures, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm

Hopscotch Bridge and 3rd Street Bridge approach on H Street, Westbound:

Left lane closures, 9:30 am – 6:00 pm

Public Meeting on Safety Improvement Project for 17th and 19th Streets: Tonight Jun. 25, 2012 @ 6:30pm

DDOT To Host Public Meeting on Safety Improvement Project for 17th and 19th Streets

Community Stakeholders Are Encouraged to Attend and Provide Input on Transportation Safety Improvements

(Washington, D.C.) On Monday, June 25 the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will host a public meeting to begin discussing roadway improvements to enhance pedestrian and vehicular safety on 17th and 19th Streets between Benning Road, NE and Potomac Avenue, SE.

As part of the safety improvement initiative for this corridor DDOT is further evaluating the transportation safety improvements that were identified in the 2006 Capitol Hill Infrastructure Study to determine which improvements will be most feasible to implement.  Included in the improvements that are being evaluated for this corridor are new roadway markings and signage, curb extensions (also known as bulb-outs), ADA sidewalk ramps and traffic signal upgrades.

This meeting is the first in a series of public meetings that will be held to share information and collect input to determine the safety improvements for the corridor.

For more information about this meeting or safety improvement initiative please contact the project manager Mr. Errol Williams at 202-347-1446 or errol.williams@mckissackdc.com.

What:    Public Meeting for the 17TH and 19th Streets Safety Improvement Project

When:  Monday, June 25, 2012   6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Where: Friendship Public Charter School (Blow Pierce Campus)

                              725 19th Street, NE – Off Benning Road at 19th Street

Transit: Benning Road – H Street X1, X2, and X3 bus routes