DDOT outlines Connecticut Avenue streetscape and deck‑over plan, construction timing and access rules

Karen LeBlanc, a public engagement consultant with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), presented the agency's plan for the Connecticut Avenue Streetscape and Deck‑Over project during a public meeting April 23 at Saint Margaret's Church in Northwest Washington.

The presentation described two linked components: streetscape improvements along Connecticut Avenue from Q Street to California Street and a deck‑over that will create a new plaza above the existing underpass north of DuPont Circle. "The deck over plaza will create a new public space for the community for strolling, relaxing, working, and other future programming," LeBlanc said.

DDOT said the streetscape work will include protected bike lanes connecting to Columbia Road, R Street and future Twentieth Street facilities; upgraded sidewalks with pressed concrete pavers; new curb and gutter; ADA ramps; median islands; upgraded street lights and traffic signals; storm drainage and bioretention planters; trees with structural soil; benches…