Temporary Movable Barrier Installed on DC-295

DRIVERS WHO CROSS the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge regularly know that there's a movable concrete barrier that changes position depending on the inbound or outbound flow of traffic. Now, the District has a new stretch of highway that uses a similar system: The Kenilworth Avenue section of DC-295 in Northeast.

The limited-access highway is undergoing major reconstruction that will last into 2009, and the D.C. Department of Transportation has installed the movable barrier to better accommodate rush-hour traffic. From DDOT's announcement:

The intent of the system is to continue to maintain three lanes of traffic in the rush hour direction and two lanes in the opposite direction. In other words, there are three lanes southbound open in the morning inbound rush hour. Then the lanes are shifted mid-day to to accommodate three lanes open in the afternoon outbound rush hour. Specific time[s] for the traffic switch are mid-day, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The lanes are then switched back after 7 p.m. each evening.

The project involves the reconstruction of the roadway itself and several bridges. When completed, the movable barrier will be removed, according to DDOT.

File photo of the Roosevelt Bridge movable barrier vehicle by John Kelly/The Washington Post

Posted By Michael Grass at 9:33 AM on November 8, 2007 Tagged in Deanwood , Free Ride , Minnesota Ave. , News , The District , Transit

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