Key Bridge Construction to Wrap Up Dec. 15
The metal plates on M Street at the Key Bridge should soon be removed.
Drivers all-too-familiar with the steel plates and uncomfortable dip in M Street near the Key Bridge have something to look forward to: these nuisances should disappear when DCWater completes its Large Valve Replacement Project in mid-December. The project began in Georgetown in September 2011 and was supposed to be completed in September 2012. "The construction schedule has been extended to allow needed further coordination," according to Emanuel Briggs, a community outreach manager for DC Water. Briggs said extra coordination with the District Department of Transportation, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission and other impacted groups was necessary to work on "the most active insection in the city." Another reason for the extended …
