Arlington County Moving Forward With Pedestrian Bridge Near Shirlington

[ChristoB50]

@accordioneur 197275 wrote:

…but you are correct in the aggregate.

g-r-o-a-n! nice one!

[rcannon100]

@arlcxrider 197276 wrote:

The ready-mix plant is one of the last remaining legacies of the W&OD.

Cool. Also explains why there is another Vulcan plant in FC right along the WOD

[Judd]

There’s another meeting this Thursday on the new Shirlington Road bike/ped bridge.

From the e-mails:
“The County is planning maintenance and upgrades to the Shirlington Road Bridge, located along Shirlington Road between Arlington Mill Drive and Four Mile Run Drive. This project also will add a pedestrian and bicycle facility to the west of the existing structure.

Join the project team for a virtual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm to learn more about the project, hear how feedback helped refine the current design and ask questions about the project.”

Project Page:
https://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/shirlington-road-bridge-maintenance-and-new-pedestrian-bicycle-bridge/

[slmcdanold]

@Emm 197039 wrote:

Except it doesn’t get rid of having to cross Shirlington road to get to/from the trail from what I read, so Reji will still have to look out for cement trucks…

Per the article:
The Four Mile Run plan also considered an underpass running beneath the bridge, negating the need for cyclists and other trail users to cross busy Shirlington Road, though that was not discussed at the Transportation Commission meeting. Arlington County is currently working on a $15.5 million renovation project for Jennie Dean Park, adjacent to the future bridge.

It’s the crossing Shirlington Road that freaks me out. Even when the pedestrian crossing lights are flashing I’ve had cars nearly run me down. And I’ve lost count of the number of trucks that have blocked the crosswalk entirely when they have a red light, so instead of crossing when traffic is stopped, I have to wait for traffic to have a green light and hope they actually obey the VA law and stop. It’s my daily nerve-wracking wake up on my morning commute.

[chris_s]

@arlcxrider 197276 wrote:

The ready-mix plant is one of the last remaining legacies of the W&OD. All this stuff (ingredients of portland cement concrete) used to arrive by rail–and there was an at-grade crossing of Shirley Highway. That must have been exciting.

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