The U Street, NW Upgrade project is being conducted by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Infrastructure Project Management Administration.  The U Street corridor project will encompass a nine-block stretch from extending from 9th Street to on the east to 18th Street and Florida Avenue on the west. Construction work on the U Street NW Upgrade project is scheduled to begin in 2013. Visit the website for the U Street, NW Upgrade project.  DDOT also offers a new dashboard view , which provides a detailed status report of the different phases of the project.

A Steering Committee, which officers of the U Street Neighborhood Association have been a part of, was created that includes the U Street residents, small business owners, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) commissioners, the local U Street civic associations, non-profit organizations, schools, emergency medical, public safety, and the District government officials. The Steering Committee was instrumental in voicing the collective community interest in the project design and shared comments regarding the project via public meetings, emails, phone, and through DDOT officials.

The project is currently in the final design phase.  A Transportation Management Plan (TMP) is concurrently being developed for the project which is a comprehensive document that details the work zone impact management strategies and how they will be implemented. 

 

To share your thoughts about the U Street, NW Upgrade project, please contact Cheryl Cort, Parking & Transportation Chair at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 

The U Street, NW Upgrade project will provide upgrade modifications and safety improvements for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic along U Street from Florida Avenue, NW to 9th Street, NW. The project is generally a reconstruction, resurfacing and Streetscaping project that will also include elements of safety improvements, traffic signaling, pavement marking, signing and on street parking modifications.

Based on the collective input of residents and business proprietors, the U Street, NW Upgrade project includes upgraded modifications and safety improvements for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic including:

• Reconstruction of Pavement between 14th and Florida Avenue (west end).
• Resurfacing between 9th and 14th Street (east end).
• Reconstruct / relocate wheelchair ramps to meet ADA guidelines
• Upgrade pedestrian crosswalks
• Provide special higher visibility pedestrian crosswalks
• Streetscaping and landscaping throughout project limits
• Upgrading traffic signals and street lighting
• Modifications to on-street parking meter, pavement marking, and signing
• Reconstruction of sidewalks (except where new sidewalks exist)
  

In this project, Reconstruction is defined as the removal of existing full depth pavement and subsequent reconstruction of the roadway pavement.

In this project, Resurfacing is defined as the milling of a few inches of existing pavement and the overlay of new surface pavement.