Media Contact: Erik Linden, DDOT, (202) 671-2004 or Karyn LeBlanc, DDOT, (202) 497-4572

(Washington, DC) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will hold a media briefing tomorrow announcing the final construction schedule in anticipation of the completion of the P Street Streetscape Project. The project has been ongoing since January 2007 and is scheduled for final completion early 2008.

The homestretch celebration is part of the overall campaign to remind residents and visitors to patronize the restaurants and retail shops along this vibrant neighborhood near Dupont Circle known as P West Restaurant Row located along P Street between 20th and 23rd Streets, NW.

Media Briefing Wednesday at 9:00 am:

• Invited speakers include Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans and DDOT Associate Director for Transportation Planning and Policy, Ken Laden along with neighborhood leaders.

When		Media Briefing on Wednesday, September 12th at 9:00 am
Where		Mid-block on sidewalk — 2100 block of P Street, NW, on the south side, across from Hotel Palomar