Barney Circle and Southeast Boulevard Transportation Planning Study

Project Overview

The Barney Circle and Southeast Boulevard Transportation Planning Study will investigate transforming the Southeast Expressway interstate roadway into a boulevard that is integrated with adjacent neighborhoods between the new 11th Street Bridge and Barney Circle. The portion of the Southeast Expressway between 11th Street SE and Pennsylvania Avenue SE is no longer considered part of the Interstate Highway System and provides an opportunity for adaptive reuse of this roadway and right of way.

The study will also examine reconstructing Barney Circle to accommodate all turning movements, and pedestrian and bicyclist connectivity to the waterfront. Barney Circle is located at the west end of the John Philip Sousa Bridge where the SE/SW Freeway, Pennsylvania Avenue, SE and various local neighborhood streets converge.

Why is DDOT conducting this transportation planning study?

• As currently configured, Barney Circle prevents several turning movements to and from neighborhood side streets.
• Southeast Freeway between 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue has been removed from the interstate system providing an opportunity to reinvest in the right of way to meet the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) Transportation Planning Principles.

The need for this project is to promote and install the AWI Core Principles by:

• Reconfiguring Barney Circle to accommodate all neighborhood turning movements and pedestrian and bicyclist connectivity to the waterfront.
• Redesigning Southeast Freeway right of way to be a great urban boulevard with mixed-uses and landscaping.
• Reconnecting the city grid to the boulevard and mitigating the barrier between the neighborhoods and the waterfront parks.
• Providing opportunities for enhanced public transit.

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Public Meeting Presentations

• 2/21/13 Public Meeting 1 Presentation

Planned Milestones

Milestone	Date
Public Meeting #1 – Public Scoping	February 2013
Alternatives Development	Winter 2013
Public Meeting #2 – Alternatives Review	Spring 2013
Impact Assessment	Spring 2013
Release Environmental Assessment for Public Comments	Spring 2013
Public/Agency Review Period of Environmental Assessment	Summer 2013
Public Meeting #3 – Environmental Assessment Hearing	Summer 2013
Final NEPA Document and Decision	Summer 2013

Investment

• $20 Million