The 14th Street Bridges have been reopened. Road closures still remain in effect at this time. The District Department of Transportation has deployed 12 Traffic Control Officers to the main intersections and arterials directly affected by the street closures. Traffic signals have been placed on rush hour timing on all major corridors.
Road closures still in effect include:
- Independence Avenue from 15th to 12th Streets, SW
- 15th Street from Main Avenue to Independence Avenue, SW
- 14th Street between Constitution Avenue and D Street, SW
Detour and Traffic Recommendations are as follows:
Virginia into DC detours
- Northbound traffic coming over the northbound 14th Street Bridge is being diverted to the Southeast/Southwest Freeway
Outbound traffic detour:
- Traffic can use Constitution Avenue to the Theodore Roosevelt and Memorial Bridges or outbound 14th St Bridge from Southeast/Southwest Freeway
- The downtown tunnels that are open include 9th Street tunnel, 3rd Street tunnel, and 12th Street tunnel