Two-Way Traffic

Release Date: Tuesday, March 9th 2010

Say farewell to those reversible, rush hour lanes on 15th Street. Come Monday, March 15, the three blocks between K Street and Massachusetts Avenue will remain two-way at all times, even during the afternoon rush.
 
The street now carries two-way traffic for most of the day, except between 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm, when it becomes one-way northbound.15th Street north of Massachusetts Avenue, which will remain one-way northbound at all times. New streets signs will alert drivers to the new traffic pattern. 
 
The business community, including the Downtown BID, requested the change, which will help improve the flow of traffic, make businesses more accessible to patrons and create a safer street for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. A District Department of Transportation (DDOT) analysis concluded that 15th Street does not require four lanes to handle the northbound, afternoon rush hour traffic.