The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) expects construction to start in first quarter of 2013 on First Street, NE. The project will rebuild the entirety of First Street, NE and its sidewalks from Columbus Circle to New York Avenue, including significant improvements to the side streets of K, L Pierce, M, Patterson, and N. The most significant impact will be north of K Street.
The reconstruction will upgrade underground infrastructure, add stormwater catch basins, install a two-way cycle track, install bio-retention stormwater swales, realign sidewalks, enlarge tree boxes, add new crosswalks, install new traffic lights and street lamps, and landscape the pubic space adjacent to unfinished parcels. Initially, the west-side traffic lane and many sidewalks will be closed. Upon completion of the west half of the street, construction will move to the east side. Construction is anticipated to last nearly two years. For more information about this project, please contact Thomas Taylor, NoMa BID Director of Operations, at (202) 289-0111 ttaylor@nomabid.org, or Abdullahi Mohamed, DDOT Project Manager, at (202) 671-4614 or abdullahi.mohamed@dc.gov.
Bates Area Civic Association 