Spans remain closed to commerical vehicles Author: Delia Goncalves Updated: 8:15 PM EST January 19, 2021
WASHINGTON In a change of course, the Secret Service reopened a handful of bridges to local traffic only following concerns from residents and community leaders in Wards 7 and 8.
For the nearly 150,000 D.C. residents east of the Anacostia River, there are three grocery stores and no trauma center available. That’s why certain bridges like the 11th Street bridge connecting downtown Anacostia to Navy Yard, are lifelines.
“The fact that they have allowed us to have this access, I think, is a good thing,” Troy Prestwood, the president of the Ward 8 Democrats, said. I think it should have been more transparent from the beginning.”