Happening in the District:

🏎️Don't miss F1 in DC at the Red Bull Showrun
📷Register for CameraConnect DC
🗑️Join the 7th Annual Spring Cleanup next weekend
✅Apply for Fall 2024 Dual Enrollment Programs
🏟️Fun in the #SportsCapital

'We'ed' like to be blunt – driving high is illegal.

If you’re partaking in #420Day , pass your keys to a sober friend or call a rideshare or taxi to get home safely.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Red Bull Showrun
mpdc.dc.gov/release/traffi…

Work zones are a sign to slow down. Your vigilance behind the wheel keeps you & our crews safe while on the roads. Actions behind the wheel can last forever — slow down, stay alert, look out for👷‍♂️, 🚴 ,🚶in work zones around #DC . 🔗 nwzaw.org #WorkZoneSafety #NWZAW

Heads up #bikedc ! Ward 7 & Ward 8 have a new Capital Bikeshare station @ 25th & S Street SE! Thanks for sharing, Commissioner Travis R. Swanson, 7B03.💚

Update: Tractor-trailer incident at 3500 b/o Water St NW
The following entrances are now BLOCKED:
⛔️Whitehurst Fwy NW at M St, K St, 27th St (WB Ramp), & WB Key Bridge (Ramp)
🚗Expect heavier than usual traffic congestion

A tractor-trailer struck the underpass on Whitehurst Fwy at 3500 b/o Water St NW
All Travel Lanes on the Whitehurst Fwy are currently BLOCKED ~ Industrial Crane is removing the Tractor Trailer
🚗 Seek an Alternate Route or Watch for MPD directions
No structural damage reported

Being a Firefighter/Paramedic in your nation’s capital is a unique and rewarding career! Join us. Learn more/apply bit.ly/dcfireemsffp04…

A little planning can go a long way - use #SobeRide from WRAP.org to get a free #Lyft home this Cinco de Mayo.

It's National Work Zone Awareness Week, and we want to remind everyone to exercise caution when driving through work zones. Help keep our road workers safe by obeying all posted signs and signals. Remember, actions behind the wheel can last forever! #NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety #DC

Today is Go Orange Day. FHWA thanks highway workers across the country and asks everyone to wear orange in support of #WorkZoneSafety . #Orange4Safety #NWZAW

The District E-Bike Incentive Program application window has closed. Thanks to all who applied. Voucher recipients will be chosen by random drawing and notified via email mid-May. Check for updates at ddot.dc.gov/ebikes.

Happy DC Emancipation Day! Wishing you a great day from team #DDOTDC . As a reminder, DC Government services and office hours are modified today. Check Mayor Muriel Bowser's release for details: 🔗 bit.ly/3w3ajfH

Get where you are going SAFELY! 🤝 Drivers, remember that at some point in the day, EVERYONE is a pedestrian. 🚶🚶‍♀️

More tips here: NHTSA.gov/Pedestrians

From Sunday, April, 14, 2024 until Saturday, April 20, 2024, the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings will take place in the District of Columbia.

View the link for parking restrictions & traffic closures motorists should take into consideration.

mpdc.dc.gov/release/traffi…

Heads up, DC! The NWS Baltimore-Washington reports a risk for strong to severe thunderstorms for the region today.

When thunder roars, head indoors! ⛈️Avoid being outside unless absolutely necessary.

Today starts National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). Each year in the spring, #NWZAW is held to bring national attention to motorist and worker safety and mobility issues in work zones. FHWA is committed to #SafeWorkZones , this week and throughout the year. #Orange4Safety

Today is the last day to apply for the District E-Bike Incentive Program and receive up to $2000 towards an e-bike purchase. Preferred applicants can apply now at ddot.dc.gov/ebikes.

DDOT remains committed to our investments in bike and pedestrian safety. $34 million was not removed from this budget line but shifted to a separate line to reflect Circulator reductions.

Get up to $2000 towards an e-bike with the District E-Bike Incentive Program! Preferred applicants enrolled in SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, or DC Health Alliance can apply now through April 15. Visit ddot.dc.gov/ebikes to learn more.