New red-light camera, 7 speed cameras installed in DC

By Valerie Bonk
May 28, 2021 | 12:48 PM

There will be a new red-light camera and seven more speed cameras up and running in D.C. soon.

The District Department of Transportation announced Friday that construction has been completed on a red-light enforcement camera at the Interstate 695 off-ramp at northbound 11th Street Southeast.

The camera will be activated June 7.

In addition to the red-light camera, DDOT will rotate seven new speed cameras in the following corridors on the below map:

Find more information about DDOT’s new cameras on its website.

Listen to traffic updates on-air at 103.5 FM and online on the WTOP website.

Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses

By The Associated Press
September 5, 2026 | 1:54 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A chunk of ceiling fell inside a main hallway of the Kennedy Center, according to a spokesperson who said the damage underscores the need to shut down the historic arts venue for renovations sought by President Donald Trump. No one was injured when a piece of the ceiling inside the Kennedy Center's grand foyer collapsed Friday evening, said Roma Daravi, the center's vice president for public relations. Photos provided by the center showed a large hole in the high ceiling and debris littering the red carpet in part of the hallway that connects the Kennedy Center's three main performance auditoriums. The damage occurred during stormy weather in Washington. The Kennedy Center's Trump-aligned board is fighting in court to move forward with plans to add Trump's name to the building's facade and to close the center for two years as it undergoes $250 million in renovations.

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