The Department of Transportation (DDOT) has announced that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the South Capitol Street corridor is now available for public review and comment. The comment period closes on March 31, 2008. The DEIS evaluates two different Build Alternatives, as well as the alternative to not build. You can read A LOT lot more about the South Capitol Street project by clicking here.

There will be two upcoming public hearings:

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Birney Elementary School
2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave SE
(near Anacostia Metro)

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Amidon Elementary School
401 Eye Street SW
(near Waterfront-SEU Metro)

Both meetings have the same agenda and will provide you with an opportunity to receive information and submit official comments concerning the South Capitol Street DEIS.

You can review the figures from the two build alternatives by clicking below:

Alternative 1: http://www.southcapitoleis.com/pdfs/figure_build_alternative_1.pdf
Alternative 2: http://www.southcapitoleis.com/pdfs/figure_build_alternative_2.pdf