Embankment Work on WOD

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  • April 9, 2012 at 4:16 pm #938914
    CCrew
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    @culimerc 17763 wrote:

    It looks like they are shoring up the embankments at a couple of different points along the WOD between Vienna and Hunter Mill rd. At this point they are detouring riders down onto the unpaved trail that runs parallel to the WOD at that point. This morning’s detour was only a couple hundred yards. Just a “heads up” that’s all

    Yeah, they’re trying to fix those 4 spots that are pretty much sliding into the creek.

    April 18, 2012 at 6:21 am #939422
    JimF22003
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    The side-path through the construction area is really getting unrideable at this point. It’s like riding through beach sand in places. If they’re going to keep this detour in place for awhile they need a more permanent solution to this soft and dangerous surface.

    April 18, 2012 at 6:25 pm #939502
    CCrew
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    @JimF22003 18343 wrote:

    The side-path through the construction area is really getting unrideable at this point. It’s like riding through beach sand in places. If they’re going to keep this detour in place for awhile they need a more permanent solution to this soft and dangerous surface.

    I’m loving coming through there in the wee hours when they drop the detour but park the excavator leaving a foot wide trail…

    April 26, 2012 at 3:00 pm #939802
    pt109
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    Greatly appreciate if someone could reply back when this work is done. I usually ride east from Herndon thru that section, but now will wait until the construction is over as I felt very unstable going thru their detour last week. TIA.

    April 26, 2012 at 7:17 pm #939827
    consularrider
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    Ditto, I have to ride through there before dawn on Saturday on my way to Paul’s Ride for Life starting at RTC.

    May 8, 2012 at 3:27 pm #940340
    pt109
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    Anybody know how the maintenance work is going? close to being finished yet? thanks.

    May 8, 2012 at 3:36 pm #940342
    Dirt
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    @pt109 19362 wrote:

    Anybody know how the maintenance work is going? close to being finished yet? thanks.

    As of 6pm last night:
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    May 8, 2012 at 3:50 pm #940344
    pt109
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    awesome – thanks alot.

    May 8, 2012 at 3:53 pm #940345
    Dirt
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    @pt109 19366 wrote:

    awesome – thanks alot.

    They were working pretty late last night, so I’m guessing they are trying to finish it up ASAP… or had seen the weather report and didn’t want to have to deal with the rain. HOpefully it’ll be done for good soon. I have enjoyed using the gravel path a bit though. Fun on roadie tires.

    May 31, 2012 at 7:20 pm #941821
    pt109
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    They are STILL working on the trail and making everyone detour onto the gravel path, ugggh – and the diesel fumes smelled good too.

    May 31, 2012 at 7:29 pm #941824
    ShawnoftheDread
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    One, those are the wildest looking bars I’ve ever seen. Two, the Hello Kitty bandaid really pulls it all together.

    May 31, 2012 at 7:31 pm #941825
    Dirt
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    @ShawnoftheDread 20972 wrote:

    One, those are the wildest looking bars I’ve ever seen. Two, the Hello Kitty bandaid really pulls it all together.

    I really like having a cute bicycle. :D

    As for the trail work, It will be really nice when they finish and repave. There have been large sections of the trail that are eroding away and it wouldn’t take too much to have the whole thing go.

    June 26, 2012 at 12:45 am #944089
    Dirt
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    They’re still going!
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    June 26, 2012 at 1:46 am #944090
    off2ride
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    Scott Rakes Pete? They should bring them back. They were pretty trick at the time.

    @Dirt 19364 wrote:

    As of 6pm last night:
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    June 26, 2012 at 1:32 pm #944109
    consularrider
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    Does that mean they are getting ready to repave or is the embankment work still going on? I couldn’t tell when I rode through there on Saturday what the status was. The trail surface through that section has really deteriorated with the heavy trucks on it recently.

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