Contact (Media Only): Erik Linden (202) 671-2004

(Washington, DC) Michelle L. Pourciau, Director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) on Tuesday will be joined by DC Council and federal and local leaders to celebrate the completion of the rehabilitation of Thomas Circle in Northwest.

Work on the circle is now complete after a $6 million restoration and upgrade. The rehabilitation and upgrade featured:

• Streetscape redesign
• New curbs and gutters
• New sidewalks and bicycle lanes
• New pedestrian pathways leading to and from the circle
• New pedestrian countdown traffic signals
• New globe lights
• Reconfiguration of circle to original Pierre L’Enfant Plan
• Landscaping of circle

Who		Michelle L. Pourciau, Director of the District Department of Transportation Carol Schwartz, Councilmember, At-Large Jack Evans, Councilmember, Ward 2 John Parsons, Associate Regional Director, National Park Service Scott Pomeroy, Executive Director, Midtown Association
What		Celebration of the Completion of Thomas Circle
When		Thursday, October 24, 2006, 1:30 pm
Where		Thomas Circle, 14th Street and Massachusetts Avenue (On Steps of National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle, NW)