Contact (Media Only): Erik Linden (202) 671-2004 or Karyn LeBlanc (202) 671-3490

(Washington, DC) Emeka Moneme, Director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) on Tuesday will announce that DDOT has received a shipment of generators to help ensure traffic flow during power outages and during possible emergency evacuations from the District.

Need for the generators was highlighted during last summer’s rain storms that caused traffic signal outages in the District’s downtown.

The $3 million grant also funded an upgrade to existing controller cabinets necessary in order for the cabinets to accept the parameters of the new generators. The generators are designed to supply power at critical signalized intersections to manage traffic under emergency conditions during which power supplies are disrupted.

Who		Emeka Moneme, Director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Jim Graham, Ward 1 Councilmember Councilmember Jack Evans, Ward 2 (invited) Other invited guests
What		Media Briefing to Announce New DDOT Traffic Signal Generators
When		Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Where		16th and S Streets, NW