10 February 2011

Temporary Daytime Restrictions

UPDATE TO THE NOTICE SENT Monday, Feb 7:
Temporary Daytime Restrictions Planned At
10th & 11th Street Intersections on South Side of H Street NE
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the following temporary restrictions applying to the south side of H Street NE at the 10th Street and 11th Street intersections, weather permitting, to accommodate streetcar track work within these intersections. Detour signs will be posted, and flaggers will be on hand to assist motorists and pedestrians.
10th Street Intersection – Saturday, February 12
The south side of the H Street intersection with 10th Street will be closed to through traffic from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, February 12. During this period, the 700 block of 10th Street – this is the block just south of H Street – will be available only to local residential traffic; 10th Street is one-way south, and southbound motorists are encouraged to use 8th Street as an alternative.
The closing is necessary to accommodate the pouring of concrete for the streetcar track slab across the intersection.
11th Street Intersection – Friday, Saturday & Monday, Feb 11, 12 & 14
The south side of the H Street intersection with 11th Street will be closed to through traffic from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on Friday, February 11; from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday, February 12, and from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday, February 14. The 700 block of 11th Street – this is the block just south of H Street – will be available only to local residential traffic.
Motorists are encouraged to use 13th Street as an alternative.
The closing is necessary to accommodate streetcar track installation across the intersection on Friday and Saturday and the pouring of concrete for the streetcar track slab on Monday.

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.