Starting this week, from DDOT
DDOT is rehabilitating the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge over Rock Creek and Rock Creek Parkway. The project is expected to take 15 months ...
In the Spring of 2017, to perform the necessary work, a 200-day detour of westbound Pennsylvania Avenue traffic will be implemented. Westbound traffic will be detoured onto 26th Street, NW to M Street, NW while eastbound traffic will continue across the bridge throughout the detour. Pedestrian and bike traffic will continue to use the bridge during construction...
In addition to other things, the project will
Re-pave roadway approaches and re-align the Rock Creek Parkway exit ramp tie-in with Pennsylvania Avenue
Repair sidewalks and curbs
Install curbside safety bridge rail along both sidewalks
Upgrade existing streetlighting to LED
The Westbound detour almost makes me feel bad for drivers headed in the direction. Almost.
Posted by: Crickey7 | January 23, 2017 at 09:23 AM
What about that huge gap in the expansion joint heading East. My bunny hopping skills are limited on my cargo bike. My son has gotten to telling me that he must be warned when we get near it, as he bears the brunt as the rear passenger.
Posted by: fongfong | January 23, 2017 at 01:45 PM
That expansion joint has cost me a couple of tubes and one wheel over the years. I bunny hope it every day, but if you do it 2,100 times (and have my level of skill), sometimes you mistime it.
Posted by: DE | January 24, 2017 at 08:09 AM
Oh well. "Bunny hope" is a more appropriate term than "bunny hop" for me anyway.
Posted by: DE | January 24, 2017 at 08:10 AM
There are few greater joys in life than a well-executed bunny hop.
Posted by: Crickey7 | January 24, 2017 at 01:18 PM
I don't see how this can be implemented without addition changes to the proposed detour and additional feeder streets.
1. The short street between Penn and M is small.
2. If you are WB, turning earlier would add volume to M St in areas where there is a lot of existing construction.
3. Will this impact the existing bike lanes on M street?
Posted by: SJE | January 25, 2017 at 11:28 AM
I work on 25th St near M, so this wil be a nightmare for car commuting - but on the plus side, it will finally force me to bike commute more regularly.
Responding ot SJE:
1. The only way this re-route works is to make 26th St one-way NB, and eliminate parking, for the duration.
3. No reason for this to have any impact on the existing bike lanes on M.
Posted by: Toon | January 25, 2017 at 12:16 PM