(Washington, DC) – DC Water is performing construction activities on 16th Street, NW as part of its Capital Improvement Projects.

During this portion of work on Saturday, April 12, 2014, from 7:00am until 7:00pm, there will be lane closures on 16th Street NW between Meridian Place NW, Spring Road NW and Taylor Street NW. It is advised to use 14th Street NW as an alternative route for travel northbound on 16th Street NW.

Important Information:
* Temporary traffic signs will be set up throughout the area to alert motorists to the upcoming traffic changes.

* Some traffic delays within the vicinity of the work zones are anticipated.

* Sidewalk detours will also be implemented.

* Noise levels will be closely monitored during construction.

Project Details
DC Water will execute restoration activities on 16th Street NW between Spring Road NW and Taylor Street NW. DC Water will also perform infrastructure replacement and restoration at 16th Street NW and Meridian Place NW. These efforts will improve water quality and system reliability, increase water pressure in some areas, and maintain adequate flows throughout the system.

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About DC Water
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (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 Georges counties in Maryland and 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.