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Bloomingdale Surface Water Management Project

Community Update No. 2 May 22, 2013
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District!Department!of!Transportation!

55!M!Street,!SE,!Suite!400!!

Washington,!DC!20003!

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Today'is'another'step'forward'for'the'Bloomingdale' and'LeDroit'Park'neighborhoods,'which'historically'have' suffered'through'significant'flooding'during'large' storms,'Mayor!Gray!said.!We'have'already' implemented'several'immediate'efforts'to'mitigate'the' flooding,'and'are'implementing'longerAterm'solutions'to' ensure'that'these'neighborhoods'do'not'continue' experiencing'repeated'street'flooding'and'property' damage'due'to'heavy'rainstorms.! L Mayor'Vincent'C.'Gray'at'Bloomingdale'Press' Event,'Friday'May'17.''

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Picture(1*(Mayor(Vincent(C.(Gray(discusses(flooding(issues(with(Bloomingdale(( community(

! Work(encompasses! Installations!of!storm!drains!on!the!unit!block!of!T!St.!NW!!!COMPLETED!!!! Installation!of!60Linch!storm!sewer!in!the!median!of!the!100!block!of!Rhode!Island!Ave.!NW! Installation!of!Bioretention!Cell!(Rain!Garden)!with!underground!storage!in!the!100!block!of!Rhode! Island!Ave.!!NW/!and!T!St.!NW! Installation!of!permeable!pavement!with!underground!storage!in!1st!St.!Alley! Installation!of!18Linch!sewer!line!on!the!south!side!of!Rhode!Island!Ave.!NW!at!2nd!St.!NW!with!storm! drains!L!COMPLETED!!

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Progress(to(Date:( Completed!installation!of!storm!drains!on!the!unit!block!of!T!St.!NW! Completed!installation!of!18Linch!sewer!line!on!the!south!side!of!Rhode!Island!Ave.!NW!at!2nd!St.!NW! with!storm!drains!! ! Work(in(Progress:( Installation!of!60!inch!(5!feet)!storm!sewer!in!the!median!of!the!100!block!of!Rhode!Island!Ave.!NW! ! ! ! ! !

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District!Department!of!Transportation!

55!M!Street,!SE,!Suite!400!!

Washington,!DC!20003!

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Picture(2(*(Project(Supervisor(Reginald(Arno(demonstrates(the(size(of(the(sewer(line.(

Two(Week(Look(Ahead((weather(and(construction(conditions(permitting):( The!work!in!the!median!of!the!100!block!of!Rhode!Island!Ave.!NW!will!be!priority!until!completed! (
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Bloomingdale'and'LeDroit'Park'have'historically' had'to'worry'about'flooding,'said'DDOT'Director' Terry'Bellamy.'Today'were'taking'a'major'step' forward'in'addressing'this'problem.' !

Picture(3(*(DDOT's(Director(Terry(Bellamy((left)(and(Chief(Engineer(Ronaldo("Nick"(Nicholson!

Additional(Information((announced(at(press(conference)( DDOT!will!invest!$10!million!over!the!next!five!years!in!green!infrastructure!stormwater!solutions!in!this!area! and!areas!immediately!upstream.!Some!of!these!improvements!include!installing!permeable!paving!and!rain! gardens!to!capture!and!redirect!stormwater.!

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Public(Outreach(Coordinator:(( Chancee`(Lundy( 202.630.9353( clundy@nspiregreen.com

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District!Department!of!Transportation!

55!M!Street,!SE,!Suite!400!!

Washington,!DC!20003!