Background

Location

Klingle Road is located in northwest Washington, DC and runs northeast to west from Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park to the Washington National Cathedral. Klingle Road is also located in Klingle Valley, through which Klingle Creek flows before converging with Rock Creek.

The segment of Klingle Road between Porter Street, NW and Cortland Place, NW (approximate designations) was closed to traffic in 1991 due to severe deterioration of the roadway, headwalls, and underlying stormwater management systems. The deterioration was caused by the failure of the drainage system to effectively convey stormwater through Klingle Valley. This portion of Klingle Road remains closed to traffic.

The directive to repair Klingle Road was codified into law as part of the Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Act of 2003, effective November 13, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-39; D.C. Official Code § 9-115.11). According to this Act: "The portion of Klingle Road, NW, between Porter Street, NW, on the east to Cortland Place, NW, on the west shall be re-opened to the public for motor vehicle traffic, with the repair and reconstruction of Klingle Road, which shall include the establishment of a District Department of Transportation storm water management plan, to commence no later than 180 days following November 13, 2003."

In accordance with the council legislation above, the proposed action is to reopen Klingle Road for motor vehicle traffic.

Reconstruction of Klingle Road is currently listed on the District of Columbia's Five Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Klingle Road remains within the District of Columbia right-of-way and DDOT is responsible for the maintenance of Klingle Road.