2014 May Trail Conditions

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May 1, 2014 at 2:17 pm #915226

CaseyKane50
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Parts of the Mount Vernon Trail south of the Four Mile Run turnoff are underwater. Just north of the Washington Marina, there is a large puddle that came up to the bottom of my pedals. Just before Pendleton Street there is another large puddle, contractors from the new building going up along the trail were addressing it around 8 am. Union Street at the intersection of King is closed due to high water. Finally, just north of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, the trail is flooded. This section was clear at 8, but was flooded when I came back through at 9:30. Recommend taking Royal Street.

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May 2, 2014 at 1:17 pm #1000155

rcannon100
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@rcannon100 84050 wrote:

Custis Trail and N. Adams (at this spot the drain clogs every year)

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Saith Arlco:

Thanks for reporting the clogged drain on the Custis Trail. My crew will clear the drain today. We will investigate whether or not we can open a weep hole as a backup when the drain fails, and we will put it on our routine after storm checklist.

Kevin Stalica
Park Service Area Manager / Trails Manager / CPSI
Arlington County Parks and Natural Resources

May 2, 2014 at 3:13 pm #1000175

KLizotte
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It looks like the guy on the right is holding a fish so perhaps they are trying to catch fish with their bare hands??? But why??????!!!!! Ewwwwwwww

May 2, 2014 at 3:26 pm #1000178

Steve O
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@KLizotte 84187 wrote:

It looks like the guy on the right is holding a fish so perhaps they are trying to catch fish with their bare hands??? But why??????!!!!!

Because they can.

May 2, 2014 at 3:35 pm #1000180

DCAKen
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@sethpo 84118 wrote:

Maybe it will force them to rebuild some of that trail that they’ve been dragging their feet on.

Hahahaha….that’s a good one!

May 2, 2014 at 6:34 pm #1000194

Greenbelt
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@Harry Meatmotor 84154 wrote:

WTF are those folks doing?

“OH HAI, LETS GO PLAY IN NASTYFUNKWATER! KTHANKS BYE!”

More like time to go fishing.

May 4, 2014 at 10:52 am #1000259

Rockford10
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While not really a trail, I ride on Gallows Rd to and from Tysons. It’s typically a pretty gritty debris-strewn ride and I hate it. That said, I decided to try and be proactive and fill out an official report with DOT and ask them to sweep the street. I don’t really know what happened, and it could have been the rain, but that’s a clean street now! Yay! Gallows Road, clear!

May 5, 2014 at 11:57 am #1000287

skins_brew
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I gotta give credit to the people who maintain the NE Branch trail in PG. I am guessing it is MNCPPC or PG Parks, but whoever, they do a good job. The “Beach” at the end of the College Park Airport was cleaned up on Friday, as were a bunch of other sandy areas where the river crested.

I took my daughter fishing at Lake Artmesia yesterday. Several areas are still flooded. If you are going from the CSX/WMATA underpass, you are going to have to go around the nothern side of the lake, as the path on the southern shore is still flooded. I did see a guy on a road bike ride through it though, so it’s not that deep I suppose.

May 5, 2014 at 3:21 pm #1000311

DCAKen
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At Pierce Mill, the Rock Creek Trail is now an obstacle course.

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May 5, 2014 at 3:28 pm #1000312

consularrider
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@DCAKen 84331 wrote:

At Pierce Mill, the Rock Creek Trail is now an obstacle course.

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I guess the “Walk Bike” sign is now appropriate.

May 5, 2014 at 3:44 pm #1000313

mstone
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I didn’t know pavement could float away.

May 5, 2014 at 6:23 pm #1000343

Anonymous
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@mstone 84333 wrote:

I didn’t know pavement could float away.

heh. I lived and worked on opposite sides of this bridge during this flood.

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A pretty significant section of 4-lane highway floated away. After the water went down, it looked kinda like an earthquake had hit. Water be powerful stuff.

May 6, 2014 at 12:04 pm #1000380

skins_brew
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@skins_brew 84159 wrote:

Those people messing around right there should GTFO of that water. There are a few deep cofferdams in that area that are full of water due to the flooding. I am also fairly sure that they lowered the rebar forms for the pilings down too. So, basically, you have a deep ass pit with a steel rebar jungle gym in it. That is a serious recipe for disaster if somone were to walk into the cofferdam.

Snapped this today. This is why i would never play around at that construction site. Imagine falling into this pit if it was flooded. Good chance of a rebar enema, too!

May 6, 2014 at 12:07 pm #1000381

mstone
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@acl 84364 wrote:

A pretty significant section of 4-lane highway floated away. After the water went down, it looked kinda like an earthquake had hit. Water be powerful stuff.

well yeah, I’ve seen roads and bridges washed out before, but I’ve never seen pavement gently moved over a couple of feet. I guess it’s because what they lay for MUPs is so ridiculously thin? (Same reason we get so many tree roots…)

May 6, 2014 at 5:12 pm #1000409

dasgeh
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Fellow TR Bridge commuters may have noticed that there’s a hazardous joint on the bridge, just east of Roosevelt Island. The metal from the joint is sticking up. It’s hard to see during the day, and I imagine impossible to see at night. A cyclist hitting that at speed could easily be tossed into the shallow part of the river, with tragic results.

So I reported it to DC’s 311.gov system (I reported it as a pothole, because there wasn’t an option for “metal from a bridge joint sticking up in a multi-use path). If anyone else wants to report using whatever system they think will work, here’s what I wrote:

The metal strip at the joint of the bridge is peeling away, creating a dangerous situation. The piece of metal that is sticking up is difficult to see, and could send a cyclist into the river. It should be marked with florescent paint asap and fixed immediately.

This problem is on the path on the north side of the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge/I66 (along the westbound lanes). It is immediately east of where the bridge goes over Roosevelt Island.

This situation is very dangerous and should be addressed as soon as possible. Thank you.[/Quote]

May 6, 2014 at 7:17 pm #1000420

thucydides
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@dasgeh 84433 wrote:

Fellow TR Bridge commuters may have noticed that there’s a hazardous joint on the bridge….

Thanks for doing that. I’ve been bunny hopping that joint for so long I don’t even think about it anymore and never thought to report it. But you’re right, it could grab someone, especially in dim light.
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