At the last BAC meeting, DDOT stated that they would break ground on the next section of the Met Branch Trail in June. That's the Brookland to Fort Totten section and it will be finished by this time next year.
In addition, construction of NoMa Green Park - which will replace the Z-curve at R Street with a straighter trail (which will require temporary trail re-routing during construction) and replacement of all overhead lights between Florida Ave and Franklin St, is expected to begin this summer.
Furthermore, they anticipate awarding a contract to build design the section north of Fort Totten - a section that will go all the way to the Maryland boundary, by the end of the summer.
But that's not all!
Widening and resurfacing of the Rock Creek Park Trail between P Street and Tilden, including construction of a new segment along Piney Branch and a new bridge south of the Zoo tunnel, is going out to bid soon, with construction expected to begin in Fall 2018. Detour information can be found here.
DDOT is also finalizing the design of the bike trails around the new Frederick Douglass Bridge and expects to start designing the improvement of the existing Suitland Parkway trail in Fall 2018.
An excellent day for north-south bicycle routes!
Posted by: Thaddeus | May 10, 2018 at 09:02 AM
Does the MBT section in question include the 8th St. section between Franklin and Monroe?
Posted by: Rasputin | May 10, 2018 at 11:01 AM
No. You can see what it includes on this post.
http://www.waba.org/blog/2017/11/contract-awarded-for-the-met-branch-trail-extension-to-fort-totten/
Posted by: washcycle | May 10, 2018 at 11:48 AM
One more butt puckering segment on the RC trail eliminated.
Posted by: Crickey | May 10, 2018 at 01:50 PM
> the Brookland to Fort Totten section [of the MBT]…will be finished by this time next year.
Assuming they manage to get started on time next month, it's supposed to be finished by the end of next year (I've seen both November and December mentioned in different materials).
Posted by: Infinitebuffalo | May 10, 2018 at 05:55 PM
I have two recent documents from DDOT that say Spring 2019. One has a start date of April, so even with a two month delay, that's at the worst Summer 2019. Maybe that's too optimistic, but that's what they're saying.
Posted by: washycle | May 10, 2018 at 11:20 PM
The project website says january 2020, weather dependent: https://www.metbranchtrail-forttotten.com/construction-phase/
Posted by: Glen Worrell | July 03, 2018 at 10:22 AM
Latest word from DDOT is that the Rock Creek trail work won't be starting until Spring 2019
Posted by: DCAKen | August 09, 2018 at 11:00 AM