Improving roads around the National Mall

Construction work planned around the National Mall.

NPS

The National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration are repaving and restriping:


Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway between the Virginia Avenue NW and Parkway Drive NW.

• Lane closures 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
• Repaving work begins in September 2022.
  

Eastbound Independence Avenue SW between 23rd Street SW and 15th Street SW.

• Lane closures 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
• Repaving from Summer 2021 to Sept. 2022
  

17th Street between Independence Avenue SW and Constitution Avenue NW.

• Lane closures 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
• Repaving ongoing through September 2021.

 

Construction workers install new wiring and pavement at an intersection near the Washington Monument.

FHWA / Mir Ali

The National Park Service is installing new traffic signal equipment and wiring as well as tactile paving at intersections across the National Mall. This improves accessibility and increases safety for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.

 

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  Improving multi-use trails & crosswalks

  Learn about upcoming construction on multi-use trails and crosswalks around the National Mall

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  Project overview

  Learn about road and multi-use trail work planned around the National Mall

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  Regionwide Paved Trail Plan

  Learn about the National Park Service's work to improve access to trails across the National Capital Region.