Photo by Victoria Pickering

With employees of The Washington Post now ensconced in new headquarters on Franklin Square, the way is just about clear to take down the building. For those who still work around 15th and L streets NW—or typically drive, bike, or walk past—the upcoming demolition work will result in some infrastructure changes for the next two-and-a-half years.

Beginning tomorrow, the sidewalk and curbside lane on L Street will be closed for the entire length of the project. The L Street bike lane will remain, but it will be shifted several feet over and separated from traffic by a barrier, according to the District Department of Transportation.

Demolition work is permitted to take place 24 hours a day from January 18 through mid-April (and during that time, another travel lane may be closed), but the entire project won’t be completed until the summer of 2018.

When Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013, the headquarters did not convey. Shortly thereafter, the newly renamed Graham Holdings sold the building to local real-estate company Carr Properties (the newspaper then leased back the space until moving three blocks away, with much fanfare, in December). When construction on the site is complete, it will be the new home of Fannie Mae, which has put its stately Wisconsin Avenue headquarters and two other buildings up for sale.