The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently announced its selection for the preferred redesign concept for the Connecticut Avenue NW project.
The project will remove the reversible rush-hour lanes and add one-way, protected bicycle lanes on the east and west sides of the roadway. Removal of the reversible lanes is projected to decrease crashes by about 17 percent.
The preferred design, the Concept C, was submitted by the Connecticut Avenue Reversible Operations and Safety Study. The study was initiated in 2019.
DDOT held approximately 40 stakeholder and agency meetings and an extensive public comment period to make its selection. Concept C was chosen because it aligns with the capital’s sustainability and mobility goals.
“After considering several options, it was clear that this design best meets the needs of our city and moves us closer to a greener DC, a safer DC, and a DC that is less reliant on cars,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said. “We’re going to continue working closely with the community to update our infrastructure so that it is not only safer but better aligned with the ways people are moving around our city and the future of transportation in DC.”
Completion of the final design is expected to take 18 months.