Looks like South Dakota Avenue between Gallatin Street and Kennedy Street is finally going to be repaved. DDOT news release below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 22, 2020
Media Contacts:
Lauren Stephens – (202) 465-6112, lauren.stephens@dc.gov
Mariam Nabizad – (202) 359-2678, mariam.nabizad@dc.gov
Temporary Lane Closures and Parking Restrictions on South Dakota Avenue from Gallatin Street to Kennedy Street NE Starting Saturday, July 25, 2020
(Washington, DC) — The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is scheduled to temporarily close travel lanes and restrict curbside parking on South Dakota Avenue from Gallatin Street to Kennedy Street NE starting on or about Saturday, July 25, 2020, weather permitting. At least one lane will be open to traffic in each direction.
The closures and restrictions are needed for resurfacing. The contractor is authorized to work Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Work will be authorized on some Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. when necessary. Construction is scheduled to be completed by Friday, August 14, 2020, weather permitting.
Parking restriction signs will be posted at least 72 hours in advance at locations where parking will not be allowed. These signs will notify the duration and dates of “No Parking” and provide contact information of the engineer in charge.
Traffic control devices will be in place. Motorists should anticipate moderate delays due to the lane closures. Drivers are advised to stay alert while traveling through these locations and to be observant of the work zone.
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Next Stop...Riggs Park 
I am torn. I appreciate that DDOT is repairing that stretch of road, but the timing is lousy. You have the Art Place at Fort Totten and Rocketship construction activities on Hamilton, while the Covid-19 testing on Galloway may still be active. Just when I thought traffic on South Dakota Avenue could not possibly get worse, DDOT proved me wrong.
Honestly, it’s just weird. We’ve been asking for repaving for 3 years ever since the Modern was completed in 2017 & DDOT kept saying well phase 2 is coming along and that construction is just going to mess up the road so might as well not repave it. And here they come repaving it when phase 2 construction will probably begin in next few months. It sounds like it’s not a full repaving, maybe just enough to get ride of the craters especially between Ingraham and Kennedy, but still. It’s so weird that they did not do this 3 years ago.
Am I the only one that liked the road being chewed up like that? It felt like it slowed down some of the drivers speeding along that stretch of road. Once it’s all smooth again, there will be one less thing stopping half of Maryland from driving through our neighborhood at 45mph.