DC Water is performing construction activities on Barry Road, SE as part of its DC Clean Rivers Project.

Beginning on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 through Tuesday, February 16, 2016, weather permitting, DC Water’s contractor will be working on Barry Road between Firth Sterling Avenue, SE and Anacostia Freeway.

This portion of the work will be performed in support of Division Z of the DC Clean Rivers Project (Poplar Point Pumping Station Replacement Project). Specifically, DC Water’s contractor will be installing a new sewer line at this location. Normal work hours will be from 7:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday.

Important Information:
* Barry Road, SE near the project area will be completely closed for the duration of the project. Eaton Road, SE will be closed to through traffic at Firth Sterling Avenue, SE.
* Access through Eaton Road will be maintained for SW Distribution Center, Verizon and DC Water.
* Detour traffic signs, traffic control and protective barriers will be set up to maintain public safety and alert motorists of the upcoming road closure and traffic changes.
* Some traffic stops and delays within the vicinity of the project area are anticipated.
* Street parking will also be restricted within the project area for the duration of the work.
* The contractor may work at night or on weekends, dependent upon certain construction activities or inclement weather.

Project Details
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) is implementing its DC Clean Rivers Project for the District’s combined sewer system. The project comprises a system of tunnels and diversion sewers for the capture of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to Rock Creek and the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers for treatment at DC Water’s Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. The DC Clean Rivers Project will reduce CSOs annually by 96 percent throughout the system and by 98 percent for the Anacostia River alone.

The work under the Division Z portion of the project will occur primarily along South Capitol Street, SE between South Capitol Street, I-295 and the Suitland Parkway.

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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.

Please visit dcwater.com/cleanrivers for more information on the DC Clean Rivers Project.