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NORTHWEST ROAD PROJECTS
Freeway Ramp Repairs Rescheduled
The D.C. Department of Transportation has pushed back the schedule for single-day closings of the ramp that leads from Interstate 66 and the Potomac River Freeway to the Whitehurst Freeway, one of the city's commuter routes.
Under the original plan for the repair work, the ramp was to close from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. this coming Friday and again Sept. 21. Weather problems during the August phase of the project led the District to reschedule the upcoming phase for Sept. 14 and 28.
-- Robert Thomson
POPLAR POINT PLANS
Ward 8 Residents 'Outraged' by Fenty's Actions
D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) and residents from Ward 8 sent a letter to Mayor Adrian M. Fenty saying they are "outraged" by his decision to break off negotiations with D.C. United to build a soccer stadium at Poplar Point and seek other development proposals.
District leaders had been drawing up plans for a mixed-use development at Poplar Point, a 110-acre plot of land along the Anacostia River that will be transferred by the federal government to the District over the coming year. But in July, Fenty (D) announced he would seek competitive bids for the site before making decisions about what will be built there.
In the letter, Barry and the residents say Fenty has "disrespected and misled us about the development at Poplar Point." They added that any proposal that does not include a soccer stadium, as well as affordable housing, will be "opposed by the community." "
-- David Nakamura
