H Street / Benning Road Line Segment
Simulation of the DC Streetcar stopping on H St NE for passengers at 3rd St NE, then continuing up the Hopscotch Bridge, where it can later be seen coming back down the bridge.
Simulation of the DC Streetcar stopping on the Hopscotch Bridge to unload passengers, who use the crosswalk to access Union Station.
Phase 2: Anticipated start: Spring 2012
Includes:
Phase 1a:
DC’s Transit Future System Plan 2010 Recommendation
Includes:
- Installation of poles and overhead wires
- Building a car barn (to house and maintain streetcars) and training center on the eastern end
- Construction of a turnaround on the eastern end
- Construction of a turnaround on the western end o Construction of an interim connection to Union Station on the western end
Phase 1a:
- Streetcar infrastructure (tracks, pole foundations, conduits) included as part of Great Streets roadway reconstruction in the corridor
- Completed
DC’s Transit Future System Plan 2010 Recommendation
