Bates Area Civic Association

***TRAFFIC ADVISORY***

Revised: Overnight Closures Planned for New York Avenue Between Penn Street and Florida Avenue

Detour Will Apply to Westbound New York Avenue Starting at Penn Street and to Eastbound New York Avenue Starting at Florida Avenue

(Washington, D.C.) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced today that New York Avenue, NE between Penn Street and Florida Avenue is now scheduled to be closed overnight on Monday, June 18, Monday, June 25 and Friday, June 29. These activities will be required to accommodate work associated with the New York Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project.

The closures will start at 10:00 p.m. and continue through 5:00 a.m. the following day with the exception of the last scheduled closure. The overnight closure on Friday, June 29 will continue through 11:00 a.m. the following day.

Detours

Westbound (inbound) traffic on New York Avenue will be redirected at Penn Street to 6^th Street and Florida Avenue and then back onto New York Avenue. Eastbound (outbound) traffic will be redirected at Florida Avenue to 6^th Street and Penn Street and then back to New York Avenue.

Traffic control personnel will be present at the start and end of the detours to keep traffic flowing and to direct motorists. Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes such as Rhode Island Avenue or H Street, NE.

DDOT encourages all motorists to Stay Alert and follow all signs as they travel through this corridor.

Information about the New York Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project is available on the project website at www.fixingnewyorkave.com. For construction alerts and updates, follow the project on Twitter, @NYAve411.