The new flyover bridge along I-295 (Anacostia Freeway) in southeast Washington opens this weekend.
It represents the first major phase of completed work on the 11th Street Bridge Project.
The opening will occur in phases starting at midnight Friday, October 7 and is expected to be completed by the following afternoon. Southbound traffic will be shifted from the current lanes to the new flyover bridge, so expect delays, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) warned.
The flyover bridge is 1,368 feet long and rises 68 feet in the air at the highest point.
“Construction on the 11th Street Bridge Project started in December 2009 and is scheduled to be completed by July 2013. The purpose of the Project is to replace the two existing Anacostia River Bridges which have outlived their design life, provide the missing connections to the Anacostia Freeway, improve and enhance pedestrian and bicycle access and reduce commuter cut-through traffic in the local neighborhoods”, DDOT said in a news release.
