***DDOT TRAFFIC ADVISORY***
New Traffic Signals at 5th & H Streets, NE to be Activated
Thursday, February 17, 2011
(Washington, D.C.) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will activate new traffic signals and pedestrian walk-wait signals at the intersection of 5th and H Streets, NE on Thursday, February 17, 2011.
The new traffic signals were put into service on flash mode and will remain in flash mode until the new signals are activated. The DDOT procedure for activating new signal lights at intersections that were not previously signalized is to operate them on flash mode for seven days to allow motorists and pedestrians to become accustomed to them. In flash mode, the traffic signals are flashing yellow for H Street traffic, and flashing red for 5th Street traffic.
Also on Thursday, the traffic signals at the H Street intersection with 3rd, 4th, and 6th Streets will be switched over from the old fixtures to the recently-installed new fixtures.
The work is part of DDOT’s H Street Reconstruction Project. More information about the project is available on the DDOT website, at dashboard.ddot.dc.gov under the Ward 6 Projects Link, or by contacting the project field office at 202.544.7603.
