DDOT Scheduled to Repave Roads Across Wards 7 and 8 Through July 24
Drivers, commuters, and neighborhood residents should prepare for temporary traffic impacts as the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) continues its citywide pavement restoration program over the next two weeks.
Weather permitting, paving crews will be working between Friday, July 10, and Friday, July 24, to improve road conditions at several locations throughout Wards 7 and 8. The work is part of DDOT's ongoing effort to maintain safer, smoother streets across the District.
Ward 7 Paving Locations
19th Street SE between Independence Avenue SE and Burke Street SE
49th Street NE between Fitch Place NE and Grant Street NE
DC-295 northbound between East Capitol Street and Benning Road NE
DC-295 southbound between East Capitol Street and Jay Street NE
E Street NE between 18th Street NE and F Street NE
E Street NE between F Street NE and 19th Street NE
East Capitol Street between the Anacostia River Bridge and B Street SE
Kramer Street NE between 16th Street NE and 17th Street NE
Ward 8 Paving Locations
4th Street SE between Woodcrest Drive SE and Woodcrest Drive SE
Mississippi Avenue SE between Cook Drive SE and 19th Street SE
Stanton Road SE between Tobias Road SE and Shippen Lane SE
Motorists are encouraged to use caution when traveling through active work zones, follow posted signs and traffic control devices, and allow extra travel time if their route includes one of the listed locations.
DDOT notes that all paving activities are weather dependent and schedules may change if conditions require.