{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-1171","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 9-1171","heading":"Aerial wires for streetcars.","body":"(a)\nNotwithstanding any other law, the Mayor is authorized to install aerial wires in accordance with this chapter for the sole purpose of powering or supporting wires that power streetcar transit where aerial wire power is necessary or, in the Mayor’s determination, is more feasible than other currently available forms of propulsion.\n\n(b)\nThe installation of aerial wires authorized by this section is limited to the H Street/Benning Road streetcar transit line, between the intersection of North Capitol Street and H Street, N.E. on the west and the Anacostia River on the east until the requirements of § 9-1173 are met.","path":["Title 9. Transportation Systems.","Chapter 11B. Streetcars 2010."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/9-1171","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8286c60a4de58e05a51f25d5e399bc8c1bb10db37ccfec87a77431bf7d7036ad","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-1161","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-1172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}