TRAFFIC ADVISORY
June 3, 2024
This message provides an update regarding the streetscape construction activity underway on the exterior of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. This work is scheduled through June 2024 and includes removal of existing trees, pavers and base material where the new planters will be installed. New trees were planted to replace the removed trees.
- Construction work on N Street (between Seventh and Ninth Streets, NW) has concluded. Planter boxes and benches are installed; trees and shrubbery are planted.
- Work on the 1000 through 1200 blocks of Ninth Street (between Allen Y. Lew Place and N Street, NW) has concluded. Planter boxes and benches are installed; trees and shrubbery are planted.
- Work on the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Seventh Street (between Allen Y. Lew Place and M Street, NW) has concluded. Planter boxes and benches are installed; trees and shrubbery are planted.
- Mt. Vernon Square Metro Station: Two planter boxes were in the WMATA zone of influence, which required WMATA approval. The planter boxes and benches are installed; trees are planted. Shrubbery was planted this past weekend.
- Light bulbs have been changed and lamp posts of all the streetlights around the building have been repainted, per requirement by DDOT. Control nodes were installed and damaged streetlight bases were replaced.
Thank you for your patience through this process, and we hope you enjoy the new beautification around the building.
