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Monday, June 17, 2013

DC Water traffic advisory: construction update for the McMillan storm storage project

From: Jill McClanahan <Jill.McClanahan@dcwater.com>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 2:32 PM
Subject: Traffic Advisory - Construction Update for the McMillan Storm Storage Project 

 
DC Water Contact:
Jill McClanahan
Construction Outreach Coordinator
202-787-2202                                                                                     
June 17, 2013
 
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
 
DC Water Construction at North Capitol Street and Michigan Avenue NW begins June 2013
DC Water Construction at McMillan Sand Filtration Plant
 
(Washington, DC) – DC Water in coordination with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), is set to begin construction at the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant as part of the DC Water Northeast Boundary Neighborhood Protection Project to mitigate flooding in the Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park area.
 
Construction for the McMillan Storm Storage Project will take place on North Capitol Street and First Street NW from Channing Street NW to Michigan Avenue NW beginning June 2013 through March 2014.  The work will be performed Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00pm until 5:00am.
 
Impacts 
Traffic impacts will include the following from June 2013 until March 2014:
·        Lane closure on North Capitol Street from Girard Street, NW to Michigan Avenue, NW – north and southbound lanes.
·        Lane closure on First Street NW from Michigan Avenue NW to Channing Street, NW.
·        Median removal on North Capitol Street between Michigan Avenue, NW and Channing Street, NW. This removal will result in a lane shift along this stretch of the roadway.
·       Detour traffic signs have been posted throughout the area to alert motorists of the upcoming lane closure and traffic detours.
 
Project Details
Crews will construct underground structures to divert up to 6 million gallons of storm water into temporary holding tanks at the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant during intense rainstorms.  After the passing of these rainstorms, the stored rain water will be sent to the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plan for treatment.
 
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About DC Water 
DC Water is an industry leading multi-jurisdictional regional utility that provides drinking water, wastewater collection and treatment to 600,000 residential, commercial and governmental customers in the District of Columbia, 17.8 million annual visitors and also collects and treats wastewater for 1.6 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia.
 
DC Water’s service area covers approximately 725 square miles and the company operates the world’s largest advanced wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 370 million gallons per day and a peak capacity of 1.076 billion gallons per day. 

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