Bates Area Civic Association

Northeast Boundary Tunnel Construction Brings Lane Closures to Rhode Island Avenue Beginning March 24

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

Beginning Monday, March 24, 2014 through Friday, March 28, 2014, weather permitting, there will be 24-hour closure of one eastbound lane on Rhode Island Avenue between 5^th Street and 6^th Street.

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.