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

(Washington, DC) Be advised that ramps 19 and 20 off Interstate I-295 (northbound) will be closed beginning Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 7 am as part of previously announced bridge work in Southeast on I-295 over Malcolm X Avenue.

These two ramps (Ramps 19 and 20) will not re-open until the first phase of rehabilitation work on the Anacostia Freeway (I-295) bridges over Malcolm X Avenue, SE, is completed. The first phase is slated to be completed in February 2007. An alternative route for motorists will be Exit One off of I-295 (northbound).

The $4 million project — using a combination of federal and local funds — will feature construction of new reinforced concrete deck slabs and other major structural work on the northbound and southbound I-295 Bridges over Malcolm X Avenue.

Roadway work will include reconstruction of the entrance ramp over South Capitol Street, pavement milling and overlay. The traffic signal system at Malcolm X Avenue at South Capitol Street will also be modified.

The full project is slated to be completed in June 2007.

For more information, please see District closures, street closures and traffic alerts.