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June 19, 2014

TO: Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park Communities & First Street Tunnel Stakeholders

RE: Community Concerns Regarding the First Street Tunnel Project

Dear Community Members/Residents:

The purpose of this letter is to provide an update on DC Waters continuing efforts to minimize the

construction impact of the First Street Tunnel Project on your community. While this project is critical to

address the flooding that has historically plagued Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park, we know that the

construction will be in close proximity to many homes and will pose unique challenges for the people who

live there.

At our most recent meeting on May 29, 2014, the community raised several concerns related to our traffic

plan at the intersection of First and V Streets NW. Those concerns included the proximity of traffic to

sidewalks and homes, the safety of pedestrians along First Street NW, and the loss of tree box space.

In response to these concerns, DC Water has revised its plan to now request closure of First Street NW for

two months. This full closure will reduce impacts to the existing pedestrian walkways along First Street

NW. Further, the revised plan now provides a 6-foot wide sidewalk along the east side of First Street

throughout the construction period of approximately 20 months. As part of our traffic plan, safety

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V St NW

N

Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Phase 1West Construction Staging Area

FirstStNW N

B

NB

SB

SB

AL

LEYWAY

**Approx. 3 Month Duration**

Tree Box Removed

Tree BoxesRemoved

6'-0" Sidewalk Width

At least one sidewalk will remainopen at all times along V Street NW

Temporary Concrete Barrier

Construction Lane Closures

Construction Staging Area

Construction Traffic Flow Direction

Vehicular Traffic Flow Direction

LEGEND

Perspective

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Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Phase 1West Construction Staging Area

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V St NW

N

Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Phase 2Intersection Closed

FirstStNW

AL

LEYWAY

**Approx. 2 Month Duration**

6'-0" sidewalk widthConstruction Lane Closures

Construction Staging Area

Construction Traffic Flow Direction

LEGEND

At least one sidewalk will remainopen at all times along V Street NW

Perspective

for conceptual

rendering

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Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Phase 2Intersection Closed

**Conceptual Rendering: details of construction may differ from appearance depicted**

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V St NW

N

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Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Phase 3One Way Northbound

Extends to 2025 First St NW

Extends to2113 First St NW

FirstStNW

CrosswalkClosed

RelocatedCrosswalk

NB

NB

**Approx. 6 Month Duration**

Tree BoxesRemoved

Tree BoxesRemoved

At least one sidewalk will remainopen at all times along V Street NW

Temporary Concrete BarrierConstruction Lane Closures

Construction Staging Area

Vehicular Traffic Flow Direction

Construction Traffic Flow Direction

Pedestrian Traffic Flow Direction

LEGEND

6'-0"sidewalkwidth

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Tree BoxRemoved(Restored atProject

Completion)

Perspective

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rendering

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Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Phase 3One Way Northbound

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V St NW

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Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Phase 4One-Way Northbound & Separation Buffer

NB

Extends to2025 First St NW

Extends to2113 First St NW 6'-0" sidewalk width

FirstStNW

NB

CrosswalkRestored

4'-0" separationbuffer

ALLEYWAY

**Approx. 12 Month Duration**

Temporary Concrete BarrierConstruction Lane Closures

Construction Staging Area

Construction Traffic Flow Direction

Vehicular Traffic Flow Direction

Channelizing Device

LEGEND

At least one sidewalk will remainopen at all times along V Street NW

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Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Phase 4One-Way Northbound & Separation Buffer

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V St NW

New Tree

Existing Tree

TREES

ACPLNorway Maple

ACSASugar Maple ACRURed Maple

LAINCrepe Myrtle

PLHYLondon Planetree

SHRUBS

AZGPPink Azalea

GAJADwarf Gardenia

New Planter Box

FirstStNW

GrassLiriope Muscari Big Blue

Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Project CompletionSite Restoration Sheet 1

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New Tree

Existing Tree

TREES

ACNIBlack Maple

ACRURed Maple

ACSASugar Maple LAIN Crepe Myrtle

PLHYLondon Planetree

SHRUBS

AZGWWhite Gumpo

Azalea

GAJADwarf Gardenia

HOPAPatriot Hosta

HYQUOak Leaf

Hydrangea

GRASSES

HEMIPurple Palace

Coral Bells

IRVEBlueflag Iris

SEAJAutumn Joy

Stonecrop

New Planter Box

GrassKentucky Bluegrass, Fescue, Red TopGrassLiriope Muscari Big Blue

V St NW

F

irstStNW

Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Project CompletionSite Restoration Sheet 2

N

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Revised First Street NW Traffic Plan

Project CompletionSite Restoration

**Conceptual Rendering: details of plantings may differ from appearance depicted**