(Washington, DC) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) together with Federal Highway Administration has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 11th Street Bridges project.

The EIS, available in libraries near the project site and on the project website, www.11thStreetBridgesEIS.com, presents the impacts of a preferred alternative, four other build alternatives, and a no-build alternative.  All alternatives avoid long-term impacts to the Anacostia Community Boathouse.

The preferred alternative, which is identical to build alternative 1 west of the Anacostia River and build alternative 2 east of the river, avoids impacts the Virginia Avenue Park and has a net benefit to Anacostia Park. 

The public review on the EIS extends until November 20, 2007. 

Comments can be sent to:

Bart Clark, P.E.
Project Manager
District of Columbia Department of Transportation
64 New York Avenue, NE
Washington, DC  20002

Fax comments to:
(202) 671-4710

Email comments to:
EleventhSt@ch2m.com

A copy of the EIS can also be found at the below two locations:

Business Opportunities & Workforce Development Center
East of the River Site
2311 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
202-889-782

Business Opportunity & Workforce Development Center
West of the River Site
Earth Conservation Corps
2000 Half Street, SW
Washington, DC  20024
202-484-1970
202-479-6710