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New ‘deck’ over Connecticut Ave. in Dupont Circle begins to take shape

By Alan Etter

The deck in D.C.’s year-old Connecticut Avenue streetscape and “deckover” project is starting to take shape.

Using a crane and working overnight, crews have been placing steel beams across the area between Q Street and Dupont Circle Northwest where four Connecticut Avenue lanes descend beneath the circle.

The crews are constructing a pedestrian plaza at the site. Construction began in June 2025 and is expected to be complete in late spring or summer of 2027.

When the plaza is finished, it will provide ample space for community events and feature a large collection of public art.

Progress has been steady and the project remains on schedule, according to the D.C. Department of Transportation.

People can follow the progress of the project by going to DDOT’s website.

map of construction project phases
The D.C. Department of Transportation has scheduled the work on Connecticut Avenue near Dupont Circle in phases. (Click to expand)

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National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.
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