14-th bridge ramp closure on the DC side — Done tomorrow 10/26!

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October 25, 2018 at 5:07 pm #1090810

Brendan von Buckingham
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Those are bike ramps so you can walk a bike up the steps. Similar design incorporated in the new steps up to Benjamin Banneker Park from Maine Avenue.

October 26, 2018 at 7:24 pm #1090850

lordofthemark
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NPS confirms, the regular route is reopened! They are still doing some final things, though, so proceed through carefully.

October 26, 2018 at 8:09 pm #1090851

Steve O
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Got those runnels installed just …. in……. time.

October 26, 2018 at 9:06 pm #1090855

consularrider
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@Brendan von Buckingham 182235 wrote:

Those are bike ramps so you can walk a bike up the steps. Similar design incorporated in the new steps up to Benjamin Banneker Park from Maine Avenue.

Lots of experience with the runnels in Germany. Too bad they don’t fit my fat bike. :rolleyes:

October 27, 2018 at 11:32 pm #1090882

Starduster
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I will pass on good news- confirmed OPEN! Saw it in passing, but not through on the bike…yet. Definitely comfortably wider. One detail I’m not happy with- there is still wooden curbing on the edge. I *should* risk being called a wimp and ask for fencing so someone does not fall down into the backside of George Mason’s memorial.

October 28, 2018 at 5:09 pm #1090891

consularrider
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Steve O is going to love these bollrads!

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October 28, 2018 at 5:58 pm #1090892

ursus
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I went across it 6 times today, 3 in each direction. I kept hoping all of the marathoners would be gone and I could ride around HP. I suspect that there is still work to be done although it certainly is an improvement upon the former path. Those bollrads [sic] are going to lead to crashes. Besides for being in the way, cyclists and pedestrians should probably go around them on the right, but undoubtedly not every one will, and as of now there is no indication of traffic flow.

October 29, 2018 at 3:41 am #1090897

Judd
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I gave it a try tonight. Nice improvement. Some directional arrows or a white line would be nice to encourage traffic to split at the sign posts.

October 29, 2018 at 11:45 am #1090904

mstone
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@consularrider 182318 wrote:

Steve O is going to love these bollrads!

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If they didn’t prioritize signs over people, you wouldn’t know what country you were in!

October 29, 2018 at 1:38 pm #1090909

bentbike33
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Went through inbound with bike traffic today, and everyone seemed to get the idea of going to the right of the poles. The pavement past the light pole could have been extended a bit further down the hill before cutting left, and it’s too bad they could not get the same paving contractor that did such a great job redoing the MVT around the TR Island parking lot, but it’s a definite improvement.

October 29, 2018 at 9:22 pm #1090915

Oldtowner
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I appreciate the extra space, but this looks like somebody designed it specifically to cause accidents. Some paint might help, but wow, that looks dangerous.

October 29, 2018 at 10:22 pm #1090899

chris_s
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@Oldtowner 182341 wrote:

Some paint might help

There’s even a standard marking for it.

October 29, 2018 at 10:50 pm #1090900

dasgeh
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@Oldtowner 182341 wrote:

I appreciate the extra space, but this looks like somebody designed it specifically to cause accidents. Some paint might help, but wow, that looks dangerous.

It’s the stairs I fear the most, when I’m biking in the Virginia-bound direction with my kids.

October 30, 2018 at 12:21 am #1090894

dbb
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@dasgeh 182343 wrote:

It’s the stairs I fear the most, when I’m biking in the Virginia-bound direction with my kids.

Just aim for a runnel! They are in like new condition!

October 30, 2018 at 12:26 am #1090895

dbb
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@chris_s 182342 wrote:

There’s even a standard marking for it.

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I think this one is called the SteveO stinkeye
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