With construction starting Monday, August 19 there will soon be a new bridge connecting Rhode Island Ave Metro with the Edgewood neighborhood and the Met Branch Trail. Construction is expected to take 16 – 18 months, putting completion around Dec 2014 – Feb 2015.
This is exciting news for folks in Edgewood! This means if you’re walking from Edgewood Terrace or the Big Lots (from the northwest), you no longer have to walk under the tracks, next to fast moving traffic on a narrow sidewalk, then up a long, winding ramp up to the Metro station entrance. You’d instead go to the Met Branch Trail entrance off the parking lot and walk up those steps to the Metro.
DDOT has put up a website to track this project, which you should be sure to check back on over the next 16 – 18 months: www.rhodeislandavepedbridge.com
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