Media Contact: Erik Linden @ DDOT, 202-671-2004

(Washington, DC) Emeka Moneme, Director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), is pleased to announce that DDOT today began inviting District residents and others to sign up for “DDOT News” alerts.

The e-mail alerts feature almost-daily notifications about roadway construction, special events, DDOT news items and other helpful information.

“For several years we’ve been quietly building a word-of-mouth list of 3,000 District residents and others who receive these helpful emails,” said Moneme. “Now, anyone can visit our web site and sign up for our news alerts. We’ve received fantastic feedback from people who receive the emails—reporting to us that they find the information very valuable.”

Moneme added: “One of our goals is for residents and others to be ‘active’ motorists and travelers instead of passive. The more you know and plan ahead, the more likely it is we can reduce congestion on District roadways.”

Those who sign up receive emails on a periodic basis to help them become better informed about transportation-related issues. DDOT’s goal is to keep motorists alert about roadway construction across the District and help residents and visitors avoid delays.

For the first time, users can sign up to receive DDOT News emails on the agency’s Web site: www.ddot.dc.gov

To sign up, see the upper right hand of DDOT’s home page and click on “Sign Up for DDOT News!”

A selection of emails that users receive:

• Transportation alerts such as upcoming special events on the horizon in the District
• DDOT project updates on major initiatives such as bridge work, roadway reconstruction, bicycle trail work, tree plantings, etc
• New DDOT initiatives such as a new online historic archives effort
• Notice of upcoming DDOT public meetings to engage District residents
• Information on future project plans such as new bicycle and pedestrian initiatives