FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Media Contacts:
German Vigil (DDOT) – (202) 306-1668, [email protected]
Christian Piñeiro (DDOT) – (202) 716-0417, [email protected]
The Long Bridge Project
Temporary Lane Closures Maine Avenue SW
(Washington, DC)—The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close lanes on the following roadways during the week of Monday, December 1, through Friday, December 5, 2025. These lane closures are scheduled during off-peak hours and are weather permitting.
- Maine Avenue SW, between 12th Street SW and the 14th Street SW Bridge, a single lane closures in the westbound direction.
Traffic controls will be in place to guide all users of the roadway through the work zone safely. Motorists should expect delays due to lane closures and are advised to stay alert and be observant of signage and road work crews while traveling in this area.
These closures are required for construction activities associated with the Long Bridge Project.
Long Bridge Project
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s Long Bridge Project is a 1.8-mile rail improvement that will relieve one of the biggest rail bottlenecks on the East Coast. The project will improve reliability and expand capacity for both passenger and freight trains traveling between Virginia and Washington, D.C. The project will create a continuous four-track corridor between the Long Bridge Aquatic Center in Arlington and L’Enfant Plaza in D.C. It includes five new rail bridges and two new pedestrian and bicycle bridges. A new two-track rail bridge will be built over the Potomac River next to the existing Long Bridge, along with a new bike and pedestrian bridge connecting Long Bridge Park in Arlington to East and West Potomac Parks in D.C.
The Long Bridge Project is one of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s many rail projects across the Commonwealth. Learn more at: www.vapassengerrailauthority.org.
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