(Washington, DC)–DC Water is performing construction activities on 16th Street, NW as part of its Steel Water Main Rehabilitation Project.

On Saturday, June 22, 2013, crews will perform work in two of the existing northbound lanes and one of the existing southbound lanes on 16th Street, NW at Arkansas Avenue, NW. Traffic will be reduced to one northbound lane and one southbound lane from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This portion of the work will last one day.

Other construction activities at this location will resume on Monday, June 24, 2013 and will continue through October 2013. During this portion of the work, the above lane closures will be in effect from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., Monday through Friday.

Important Information:
*There will be closure of two northbound lanes and one
southbound lane on 16th Street during work hours.
*Some traffic stops and delays within the vicinity of the
project area are anticipated.

Temporary traffic signs will be set up throughout the area to alert motorists to the upcoming lane closures.

Project Details
As part of its Capital Improvement Program, DC Water will perform the rehabilitation of an existing 36-inch steel water main on 16th Street, NW between Arkansas Avenue, NW and Spring Road, NW. This 100 year-old pipe is part of a
larger transmission main that delivers drinking water to various locations in and around the District. This project 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.