The Washington, D.C. Department of Transportation (DDOT) has commenced the third leg of its Alleypalooza initiative, a multi-million dollar project to repair dozens of alleys throughout the nation’s capital city over the next 12 weeks.
Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser and DDOT Director Leif Dormsjo kicked off the project to renovate eight alleys in each of the District’s eight wards on Wednesday in commemoration of Earth Day last week, and Arbor Day.
“We’re dedicating approximately $10.5 million to repairing or reconstructing alleys to make them more reliable. We ask the community to be patient with us throughout this campaign because the results will be worth the wait,” Dormsjo said in a statement.
Unlike in previous campaigns last year, this third leg will cost significantly more than the first two, which finished at $3.7 million and $7.1 million, respectively.
DDOT relies on residents’ requests for alley repairs when it chooses the 64 it will target. Michelle Phipps-Evans, DDOT spokeswoman, said the higher cost for the new project was because overseers selected the most damaged alleys to improve this time, including those with drainage and structural damage.
