Construction Begins at 37th and Tunlaw, Roundtable Scheduled

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will begin infrastructure improvements and repairs at the intersection of 37th Street and Tunlaw Road, NW this week as promised in response to the changes on Wisconsin Avenue. Construction is expected to last four weeks.

Construction hours will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday. In the event of Saturday work DDOT will notify residents 72 hours in advance.

"Traffic control signs will be in place to guide travelers in the corridor around the new traffic pattern and pedestrians will be rerouted," according to a DDOT news release.

The Glover Park Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) advises residents that northbound traffic on 37th Street will be detoured for a two-week period. According to the ANC, the construction will not require the detour of the D1 and D2 busses.

The changes at 37th Street and Tunlaw Road come in response to neighbors' concerns about observed cut-through traffic resulting from recent changes to the lane configurations on Wisconsin Avenue.

The Wisconsin Avenue Streetscape Project included a reduction in the number of lanes for traffic within Glover Park.

This week, on May 1, Councilwoman Mary Cheh has organized a roundtable about the Wisconsin Avenue project. It will begin at 11 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. The public can testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made part of the official hearing record.

Should you wish to testify, contact Aukima Benjamin at (202) 724-8062 or via e-mail at abenjamin@dccouncil.us.