April 2021 – Road and Trail Conditions

Our Community › Forums › Road and Trail Conditions › April 2021 – Road and Trail Conditions

  • This topic has 15 replies, 10 voices, and was last updated 4 years ago by Judd.
Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 15 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • April 6, 2021 at 3:51 pm #1114081
    consularrider
    Participant

    The Monolith counted me yesterday (Monday) evening. I guess groundhogs aren’t as polite as beavers. ;)

    April 6, 2021 at 11:02 pm #1114086
    Starduster
    Participant

    W&OD Trail, west of Mile marker 2, past Glencarlyn Park & before Rt .50.

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]25292[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]25293[/ATTACH]

    This is a problem.

    Since the spot was marked with paint, I must assume NOVA Parks know about this. What are their plans to repair?

    April 6, 2021 at 11:03 pm #1114087
    Starduster
    Participant

    W&OD Trail, west of Mile marker 2, past Glencarlyn Park & before Rt .50.

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]25292[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]25293[/ATTACH]

    This is a problem.

    Since the spot was marked with paint, I must assume NOVA Parks know about this. What are their plans to repair?

    April 9, 2021 at 11:04 am #1114122
    ursus
    Participant

    Does anyone have an update on the status of White’s Ferry? The latest that I read was that it was sold and the new owners wanted to reopen it.

    April 9, 2021 at 12:24 pm #1114124
    mstone
    Participant

    @ursus 210438 wrote:

    Does anyone have an update on the status of White’s Ferry? The latest that I read was that it was sold and the new owners wanted to reopen it.

    it’s going nowhere fast

    April 9, 2021 at 2:43 pm #1114125
    lordofthemark
    Participant

    @ursus 210438 wrote:

    Does anyone have an update on the status of White’s Ferry? The latest that I read was that it was sold and the new owners wanted to reopen it.

    The new owners of the ferry, and the owners of the farm where the landing is, have not yet reached a meeting of the minds.

    https://dcist.com/story/21/04/07/whites-ferry-reopening-could-be-pushed-into-2022-by-continuing-dispute-over-virginia-landing/

    April 9, 2021 at 2:50 pm #1114126
    dbehrend
    Participant

    It sounds like the owners are at an impasse. Chuck Kuhn, the new owner of White’s Ferry, wants to either purchase the Virginia land site or negotiate a permanent easement with Rockland Farm. The owner’s of Rockland Farm are insisting on a $0.50 fee per car. Recent coverage said Chuck Kuhn is asking Virginia to pursue eminent domain.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/whites-ferry-reopening/2021/04/08/67d85d00-97c9-11eb-8e42-3906c09073f9_story.html

    https://dcist.com/story/21/04/07/whites-ferry-reopening-could-be-pushed-into-2022-by-continuing-dispute-over-virginia-landing/

    April 9, 2021 at 3:40 pm #1114127
    ursus
    Participant

    @lordofthemark 210442 wrote:

    The new owners of the ferry, and the owners of the farm where the landing is, have not yet reached a meeting of the minds.

    https://dcist.com/story/21/04/07/whites-ferry-reopening-could-be-pushed-into-2022-by-continuing-dispute-over-virginia-landing/

    Sorry about the dislike. My error, although I dislike the progress.

    April 9, 2021 at 4:55 pm #1114129
    lordofthemark
    Participant

    @ursus 210444 wrote:

    Sorry about the dislike. My error, although I dislike the progress.

    Getting a like and a dislike on the some comment is one of the joys of this board 😮

    April 14, 2021 at 3:51 pm #1114147
    dbb
    Participant

    A minor success.

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]25298[/ATTACH]

    Last month, I logged a service ticket with ArCo about cars parked in the bike lane on South Eads. Seems people visiting the Arlington Transit yard were using an abandoned driveway apron at the treatment plant for parking. For reasons unclear, it didn’t get the flex post treatment the rest of the southbound bike lane received.

    This morning on my way to HDCC, I noticed the area was sporting some new flex posts.

    Thanks DES.

    April 14, 2021 at 10:11 pm #1114153
    consularrider
    Participant

    Maybe Advanced Towing should work with the County on bike lane parkers. ;)

    April 15, 2021 at 12:29 pm #1114145
    dbb
    Participant

    @consularrider 210485 wrote:

    Maybe Advanced Towing should work with the County on bike lane parkers. ;)

    An opportunity lost! This now has new flex posts.

    April 15, 2021 at 9:37 pm #1114162
    CaseyKane50
    Participant

    @dbb 210489 wrote:

    An opportunity lost! This now has new flex posts.

    Indeed, flex posts aplenty! Thanks, Dana

    4ad3b50a406090892ab9bd90d079012a.jpg

    68c3e8e175c9432072279b19ae2f5014.jpg

    April 18, 2021 at 7:14 pm #1114186
    Starduster
    Participant

    Good afternoon. Two weeks ago, I rode the Mt. Vernon Trail boardwalk section between Daingerfield Island and the old power plant- first time in a couple of months. Part of the boardwalk had dips and twisting I did not remember before, wooden piers & all. Is that section at risk of settling & falling over into the marsh?

    April 18, 2021 at 8:15 pm #1114188
    Judd
    Participant

    @Starduster 210515 wrote:

    Good afternoon. Two weeks ago, I rode the Mt. Vernon Trail boardwalk section between Daingerfield Island and the old power plant- first time in a couple of months. Part of the boardwalk had dips and twisting I did not remember before, wooden piers & all. Is that section at risk of settling & falling over into the marsh?

    Probably. A beaver has moved in there and has dammed up a lot of spots where water drained. The water level is now consistently high and much closer to the underside of the bridge. We can probably expect accelerated further deterioration of the bridge.

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 15 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.