Bates Area Civic Association

DC Water Contact:

Emanuel D. Briggs

Manager, Community Outreach

(202) 787-2003

emanuel.briggs@dcwater.com

February 21, 2014

 Traffic Advisory

 Northeast Boundary Tunnel Construction Brings Lane Closures to Florida Avenue

and Rhode Island Avenue Beginning February 24

 

(Washington, DC) – DC Water is performing construction activities on Florida Avenue, NW and Rhode Island Avenue, NE as part of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT) portion of the Clean Rivers Project.

Beginning Monday, February 24, 2014 through March 2014, weather permitting, crews will perform field investigation and survey work to assess the NEBT alignment.  In preparation for the tunnel construction, DC Water will be conducting drilling and sampling of borings, and installing groundwater monitoring and sampling wells. Normal work hours will be from 7:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday.

There will be temporary lane closures on Florida Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue associated with this work. Lane closures on Florida Avenue and 3^rd Street will be from 9:30am to 3:30pm, and the lane closure on Rhode Island Avenue will continue throughout the work.

Traffic Plans:

• There will be closure of one westbound lane on Florida Avenue at 4^th Street.
• There will be closure of one southbound lane on 3^rd Street at Florida Avenue.
• There will be closure of one eastbound lane on Rhode Island Avenue, from 8^th Place to Rhode Island Avenue Metro Overpass.

Other Important Information:

• Traffic signs have been set up throughout the area to alert motorists to the upcoming traffic changes.

• Some traffic delays within the vicinity of the work zones are anticipated.
• Parking will be restricted within the work zone.  Accordingly, “No Parking” signs will be posted 72 hours prior to the work, as required by the District Department of Transportation.
• Noise levels will be closely monitored during construction.

Project Details

DC Water is implementing the Clean Rivers Project which comprises a system of tunnels and diversion sewers for the capture of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to Rock Creek and the Anacostia and Potomac rivers for treatment at DC Water’s Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant.  The entire project will reduce CSOs annually by 96 percent throughout the system and by 98 percent for the Anacostia River alone.