Two recent drownings could indicate more activity along the waterway, according to the city.
Lunch-time crowd, take note: District Department of Transportation crews have closed one lane of the Chain Bridge until 2 p.m. They are working to remove a work platform used during some other work on the bridge. One lane is open in either direction, but expect traffic to build up. DDOT says that the bridge will be open in time for rush hour this evening. ABC7 has more….
Following a weather-related delay over the weekend, all three lanes of Chain Bridge have now been reopened to traffic, DDOT officials said Tuesday. Beginning with this evening’s commute, two lanes will be available for outbound traffic, and one lane for inbound traffic. In the morning, two lanes will move inbound and one outbound. This is the same traffic pattern that existed on Chain Bridge before construction work began last year. Work will continue underneath the…
We had noted on Thursday that the Chain Bridge would have all three of its lanes open come Monday morning’s rush hour. But DDOT emailed this afternoon to tell us that rainy conditions have prevented crews from placing new pavement markings on the bridge which would have allowed for safe three-lane usage, although most of the other work is completed. If the weather stays dry, DDOT expects that the work will be finished by mid-week;…
Chain Bridge will be closed again this weekend, from 9 p.m. on Friday, May 21 through 6:30 a.m. on Monday, May 24. District Dept. of Transportation officials say that, weather permitting, this should be the final weekend of the major part of the bridge overhaul. When it reopens Monday morning, the traffic pattern return to what it was before construction began: two lanes for inbound rush hour traffic in the morning, and two lanes for…
Mother nature just didn’t seem to want to let the city close Chain Bridge for an entire weekend of reconstruction work earlier this year. Work on the bridge was originally scheduled for late January and early February, but freezing temperatures, several snow storms, and last weekend’s lengthy rain storm prevented it from getting back on track. But the District Department of Transportation says that finally, weather permitting, the work is a go for this weekend….
Chain Bridge was scheduled to be closed this weekend for major construction work, but word from the District Department of Transportation today is that the work has been canceled due to expected inclement weather. It’s going to be cold and probably snowy this weekend, with temperatures ranging from the upper teens to the low 30s. But the Chain Bridge work had been planned to include a concrete pour, and it needs to be at least…
Chain Bridge will be completely closed on two upcoming weekends for major construction work, officials said today. The bridge will be closed beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 and will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 1. It will close again on the following weekend, from 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 to 5 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 8. The closures will mean zero access to the bridge from either the District…
DDOT reports that there is a disabled furniture delivery truck blocking the right northbound lane of Chain Bridge as of about 5 p.m. Road Operations Patrol is on site to help facilitate traffic until the truck can be hauled away. They say traffic on Canal Road is backed up and additional traffic delays should be expected. Motorists are advised to take alternate routes such as Key, Theodore Roosevelt or Memorial bridges….
If you drive over the Chain Bridge on a regular basis, take note that delays are headed your way. The District Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin an eight month project on June 1 to repair and repaint the Chain Bridge. The work is anticipated to be completed in January, 2010. Over the course of the entire project, one of the two inbound lanes will be closed. A single lane in each direction…
