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South Capitol Street Corridor Project

Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Public Hearing

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Project Purpose and Need

Improve safety
The design and deteriorating condition of transportation
infrastructure in the corridor created the need for
improvements.
Improve multimodal mobility
Critical roadway connections are missing and facilities for
both pedestrians and bicyclists are lacking.
Improve accessibility
Grade separations, ramp, and intersection configurations
limit access to activity centers.
Support ongoing economic development
Ongoing and planned development in the area will add thousands of jobs
and create new residential neighborhoods, creating the need for
transportation improvements.

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Anacostia Interim Library
Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Parklands-Turner Community Library
Southeast Neighborhood Library
Southwest Neighborhood Library
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Development Center

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Environmental & Design

Selection Process
1

Gateway Study

2003

Anacostia Access Study

2004

Initial Build Alternatives (5)

Bridge Selection Study

Bridge Alignment Study

Screening
1

Scoping Meetings

2005 June July

Public Meetings (3)/Agency Meeting

Design Workshop #1

2005 August

Design Workshop #2

2005 December

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) Build Alternatives

DEIS Public Hearings

2008 March

Consideration of Agency
and Public Comments

2008 March

PA
FEIS Public/Agency Review/Public Meetings
PA

Navigation Study

Preliminary Build Alternatives (3)

Preliminary Engineering
RPA

FEIS Preferred Alternative (PA)

2011 Spring
2011 Spring
Record of Decision submitted to FHWA
2011 Summer
2012 January
Revised Preferred Alternative (RPA)
2013 August

Public Meeting

2013 July

Supplemental Draft EIS

2014 Fall

45-Day Public Comment Period

Preferred
PA Alternative

Supplemental Final EIS/ROD

Revised
RPA Preferred
Alternative

Anticipated Start of Construction

2015 Winter
Record of Decision (ROD) by FHWA
2015 Spring
2015 Fall

South Capitol Street Improvements

Supplemental Environmental Impact

StatementKey Steps
FEIS signed by FHWA and DDOT in 2011
Subsequent design revisions to Preferred Alternative
Prepared Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (SDEIS) for Revised Preferred
AlternativeNotice of Availability December 19, 2014
45-day public comment periodEnding February 2, 2015
FHWA and DDOT consider public commentsPrepares
Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement
(SFEIS)
FHWA decision on revised designPublishes Record of
Decision (ROD)
DDOT proceeds with permitting, design and construction

The SDEIS Includes:

Same Purpose and Need as FEIS
Description of Revised Preferred Alternative
based on design changes
Revised study area and assessment of impacts
as a result of design changes
Proposed changes to mitigation measures
Summary of agency coordination and public
involvement
Amended compliance with other federal laws:
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act
Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of
Transportation Act

Additions
to FEIS
Study Area

Upgraded Roadway Network

Conversion of South Capitol Street
to grand urban boulevard
Additional inbound lane on bridge
New traffic ovals at west and east
ends of FDMB
Upgraded I-295 and Suitland
Parkway interchange
Modified ramps at I-695 and South
Capitol Street interchange
Upgraded MLK Boulevard, SE and
Suitland Parkway interchange

New Frederick Douglass

Memorial Bridge (FDMB)
Existing bridge
Movable (swing)
Needs replacement
Kept open until new bridge
is operational
To be demolished after new
bridge is operational

Proposed bridge
Fixed (no longer moveable)
42 foot clearance
Parallel alignment (30 feet to
South) to existing bridge

Improved Pedestrian and

Bicycle Facilities
Separate sidewalks and bike paths on both sides of
FDMB
Grade separated access under Interstate 295 Ramp D
Pedestrian bridge over Suitland Parkway
Firth Sterling Trail connecting South Capitol St. and
Annacostia Metrorail station
Pedestrian staircases from FDMB to Anacostia
Riverwalk Trail

Ramp D

Improved Visual Quality

Significant landscaping and streetscape
improvements
Visual quality criteria and manual for design

Historic Properties
Impacts and Mitigation
Expanded Area of Potential Effect (APE)Viewshed
and utilities
Determination of Eligibility for Skyline Hotel as
Historic Resource
Adverse Effect on Lenfant Plan for the City of Washington
Restoration of Reservation 245 as green space
Monitor noise and vibration during construction

ParklandImpacts and Mitigaton

Improve Access Road to
Anacostia Park
Demolish existing ramps
Create contiguous park space
Enhance landscaping and signage
Reduce impervious area

Additional Mitigated Impacts

Water Quality

Wetlands

Construction of
bridge piers

Small wetland along I-295

Land Use

Peregrine falcon and

osprey nests

Acquisition of right
of way
Operation of fuel pier

Hazardous Materials
Contaminated soils and
groundwater
Unexploded ordinances

Wildlife and Habitats

Traffic
Mobility during
construction

Image source:
Washington Post

New FDMB Alignment + Ovals

Reduced bridge construction, maintenance and operating costs
Reduced risks to schedule

Fewer anticipated impacts

Less property acquisition

Angled alignment

Use of JBAB property

Traffic circle

FEIS Preferred Alternative

Parallel alignment

Traffic oval
Avoids use of
JBAB property

SDEIS Revised Preferred Alternative