Emergency repairs are progressing on a nine-foot sewer tunnel that has closed a section of 22nd St NW since early July. DC Water and its contractor have made significant repairs to reinforce the tunnel. Repairs to a large void above the tunnel are ongoing to mitigate the risk of a sinkhole and collapse under the weight of traffic.
Albemarle Street, NW: Roadway Closure and Detour Starts September 9
DC Water contractors will begin mobilizing a construction site on Albemarle Street, NW, between Connecticut Avenue and 32nd Street, to complete work related to the Soapstone Valley Sewer Rehabilitation Project.
DC Water’s Permit Operations has updated the process for requesting tap and meter sets. Customers and contractors are now required to submit tap and meter set requests together. In addition, the installation of the meters will occur at the same time as the tap/water connection.
We are flashing back to the groundbreaking ceremony in May for our newest project, which will reduce combined sewer overflows to the Potomac River. Please view the FULL RECAP VIDEO on our YouTube Channel and to learn more about the project visit www.dcwater.com/prt.
Dry conditions, extreme heat, and lower-than-normal water levels in the Potomac River are raising concerns about the potential for drought.
(Washington, DC) – DC Water's Potomac River Tunnel Project contractor began utility tie-in operations along Independence Avenue, SW between Ohio Drive, SW, and West Basin Drive, SW on June 16, 2024. This work requires phased temporary closures of one to two eastbound travel lanes and one to two westbound travel lanes on Independence Avenue the crosswalk at West Basin Drive and Independence Avenue ...
DC Water closed Ohio Drive, SW, between Independence Avenue, SW, and West Basin Drive, SW for approximately six years to complete work related to the Potomac River Tunnel Project. The closure began on June 17, 2024.
Northbound lanes of 22nd Street NW also closed between P and Q Streets.
On July 12, 2024, DC Water in coordination with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) expanded the emergency road closure on 22nd Street, NW to include the northbound lanes between P and Q streets as part of emergency repairs to a large nine-foot sewer pipe below the roadway.
Southbound 22nd Street NW Between Massachusetts Avenue and P Street is closed for emergency repairs to a sewer beneath the roadway and no parking allowed while crews work to complete emergency repairs.
All DC Water customers under the precautionary boil water advisory can use tap water for all purposes after it was confirmed that drinking water provided by the Washington Aqueduct never deviated from U.S. EPA established water quality standards as had been anticipated.
