Traffic Restrictions Take Effect Saturday, Jan 23 At 15th Street & Benning Road NE

Motorists Advised To Use 17th Street As An Alternative Northbound Route; Two B2 Bus Stops To Be Relocated

The District Department of Transportation will implement traffic restrictions at 15th Street and Benning Road NE on Saturday, January 23, weather permitting, to accommodate roadway reconstruction in the Starburst intersection.

From 9:00 am January 23 through the end of February, northbound 15th Street motorists will be prohibited from proceeding through the Starburst intersection onto Bladensburg Road. Motorists on 15th Street, which is one-way north, will be directed to turn right onto Benning Road.

Those wishing to reach Bladensburg Road or other points to the north may proceed along Benning Road to 17th Street and may turn left (north) onto 17th Street, and may then turn left onto Maryland Avenue to reach Bladensburg Road.

Ø  Bus Stop # 1001107, which serves the northbound B2 (Bladensburg Road-Anacostia) line, will be moved from 15th at Benning Road to Maryland Avenue at Benning Road.

Ø  Bus Stop # 1001164, which serves the southbound B2 bus, will be moved one block north, from Bladensburg Road at H Street to Bladensburg Road at Morse Street.

Signs will be posted at the existing bus stops to direct riders to the new locations.

The work is part of DDOT’s H Street Reconstruction Project. More information about the project is available on the DDOT website, www.ddot.dc.gov, under the “Major Construction Initiatives” menu selection.

Thank you for your patience.

For more information or assistance, contact: Margaret Gentry, Community Relations Specialist, MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, 202.320.8534 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . MACTEC is DDOT’s construction manager for the project.