DDOT to Begin Pedestrian Improvements in Adams Morgan

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IT MIGHT BE BAD NEWS in the short term, but good news in the long run for commuters and late night revelers who frequent Adams Morgan: The District Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin work on the Adams Mill Streetscape and Pedestrian Improvement Project on Thursday.

According to a DDOT press release, the scope of work will include Adams Mill Road NW between 18th Street and Lanier Place, and Columbia Road NW between 18th Street and Euclid Street.

The work will including resurfacing and realignment of the roadway, construction of curbs and gutters, traffic signal upgrades, conversion of fire hydrants and streetlight upgrades.

Work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, weather permitting. The project is expected to be completed by December.

The intersection is one of five high-accident intersections scheduled for pedestrian improvement, according to DDOT. The other intersections include 22nd Street/Q Street/Florida Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue NW, where work is approximately halfway complete. Work at Bladensburg Road and New York Avenue NE; Southern Avenue and 13th Street SE; and Naylor Road and Southern Avenue SE is scheduled to begin later this year.