Public Scoping Meeting: Virginia Avenue Tunnel Environmental Assessment and Section 106 Compliance

Story at a Glance

You are invited you to attend a public meeting for the rehabilitation of the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel between 2nd and 11th Streets Southeast.
The proposed improvements are to address current infrastructure needs as well as community and safety concerns.

Media Contacts

John Lisle, (202) 671-2004

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are starting an Environmental Assessment (EA) to assess the impacts of the proposed CSX Transportation (CSXT) Virginia Avenue Tunnel project to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Effects to the historic resources from this project will also be assessed in compliance with the Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. We invite you to attend a public meeting for this project, which will be held on:

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
From 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Van Ness Elementary School
1150 5th Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003

The project involves the rehabilitation of the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel between 2nd and 11th Streets Southeast. The proposed improvements are to address current infrastructure needs as well as community and safety concerns.

The purpose of this public meeting is to afford all interested persons the opportunity to provide comments regarding the project. Maps, displays and background information will be available for review at the meeting.

Both verbal and written comments will be taken at the public meeting. Comments may also be submitted via self-addressed/postage paid comment letters or by email to contact@virginiaavenuetunnel.com. Written comments should be submitted no later than October 14, 2011.

DDOT is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its projects, programs and services on the basis of race, color, national origin or gender, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or on the basis of disability as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

If you need special accommodations or language assistance services (translation or interpretation), please email contact@virginiaavenuetunnel.com or leave a comment at (202) 681-0646. These services will be provided free of charge.

For more information or to submit comments, please contact:

Steve Plano
Parsons Brinckerhoff
1401 K Street NW, Suite 701
Washington, DC 20005