5/16/2023 0 Comments Dc overpass collapse![]() has a cycle of evaluating, funding and rehabilitating its bridges. “That is a process by which we began to evaluate additional maintenance measures to keep the bridge safe,” she said, adding that D.C. She emphasized that the 4 rating didn’t mean the bridge was unsafe. “DDOT has made significant progress over the last eight years on getting our bridges to a state of good repair,” Carlile said. “Those are much bigger structures than the pedestrian bridge here.” ‘Significant progress’ “All of them are in the works,” Muluneh said. Bridges over the Suitland Parkway for 295 and South Capitol Street are being addressed now as part of the ongoing work to revamp the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Project, which is expected to be completed later this year. Two of those bridges we are actually taking offline - one for work, and another we’re just taking offline.”Īmong them are the Benning Road ramp, the H Street Hopscotch Bridge and the Roosevelt Bridge, said Dawit Muluneh, DDOT’s chief engineer. Saesha Carlile, chief administrative officer with DDOT, told WTOP’s John Domen, “We have five bridges that have that ranking. The bridge on Kenilworth Avenue in Northeast was recently rated “poor” after its latest inspection - a score of 4 out of 9 on a national scale. officials want people to know that the city already has plans in motion to repair other bridges in poor condition. 295 collapsed on Wednesday when a truck ran into it, D.C. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)Īfter a pedestrian bridge over D.C. The aftermath of the bridge collapse in Northeast D.C. ![]() Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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