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Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway from P Street to Beach Drive - PRA-ROCR 3A6

Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway from P Street to Beach Drive - PRA-ROCR 3A6

District of Columbia

Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway from P Street to Beach Drive

Traffic Sign

This section will be updated on a weekly basis.

Work for Saturday, May 18, to Saturday, May 25, 2013

  • Rock Creek Parkway:
    The following work will be performed in the southbound lanes just south of the Waterside Drive intersection:
    • Beginning roadway reconstruction
    • Beginning street light work
    • Installing steel-back timber guardrail

Traffic Control/Weekend and Night Work

  • Rock Creek Parkway
    • Monday, May 20 to Friday, May 24 (9:30am - 3:45pm): Expect single lane closures in the northbound lanes of Rock Creek Parkway between P Street and Beach Drive for street light work.
    • The southbound right lane just south of the Waterside Drive intersection is closed for roadway work.
    • During non-rush hours only one (1) southbound lane will be open.
    • During morning rush hours two (2) southbound lanes will be open (one (1) lane on the southbound side and one (1) lane on the northbound side).
    • During evening rush hours the normal four (4) northbound lanes will be reduced to three (3)
 

General Project Description

Pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and resurfacing for approximately 1.2 miles of the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway from Beach Drive to the P Street Bridge. This work includes aggregate base, Superpave asphalt concrete pavement, concrete curb and gutter, steel backed timber guardrail, lighting, and other miscellaneous work.

Design/Construction Schedule:

Construction/Traffic Control will take place over 7 phases. Phase 1 and Phase 2 involve the reconstruction of the intersecting roads Shoreham Drive, Cathedral Avenue, and the Rock Creek Parkway. Phase 1 work began on November 15, 2010. When Phases 1 and 2 are complete, Shoreham Drive and Cathedral Avenue will be fully opened to traffic. Any motorists travelling through this work area should expect to be delayed.

ROCR 3A6 Phase I
Map View of Rock Creek Parkway Phase 1. Click to enlarge

This project was awarded on August 11, 2010.  Construction began November 15, 2010. Expected completion is summer 2013.

Location Map

Rock Creek Parkway Location Map. Click to enlarge