29th Street Bridge Closer to Completion, Milling and Paving Today

The 29th Street Bridge process is nearing completion as crews begin milling and paving this morning. It is the final of three C&O Canal bridges to undergo extensive renovations since the projects began in August of 2009.

Friday, Project Engineer Mike Gales emailed residents and businesses nearby to alert them about the construction, which begins Monday at 7:30 a.m. The construction zone will be from the south end of the Engineeers Outlet building (1048 29th St. NW) to the south side of the Colonial Parking Garage entrance, which is just north of the bridge.

In a previous email about paving and milling, Gales wrote:

"We will have several pieces of heavy equipment and dump trucks both removing the old asphalt and bringing new material in. Congestion on the street will be much worse than normal."

The 29th Street Bridge was closed to traffic on Feb. 17, 2011, though drivers can still access the street traveling north from K Street to the bridge or traveling from M Street south to the bridge.