Bridge out on Wayne Andersen Bikeway (IE the trail in 4MR park in Alexandria)

[lordofthemark]

The bridge over the creek on the trail that runs through 4MR park in ALX (parallel to the 4MRT, but on the Alexandria side) is closed to all, with fences and cones – there is a significant hole in the bridge that is easily visible)

Bypasses are either the streets or the 4MRT. The parallel nature trail in the park is open, but do note that is normally off limits to people on bikes.

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[mstone]

@peterw_diy 218726 wrote:

In this situation I think it’s likely that the biggest culprit IS the parks department

In that case the stupid is just painful. (In fairfax they generally blame the utility trucks.)

[peterw_diy]

@mstone 218771 wrote:

In that case the stupid is just painful. (In fairfax they generally blame the utility trucks.)

This photo is from July 1, first day of the fiscal year, more than a month after the City learned of the bridge damage. That’s a City trash truck driving into the 4MR trail from Edison St.

[CaseyKane50]

An update on the replacement of the bridge.

– funding for design has been approved
– funding for the bridge replacement was approved in the FY2023 CIP budget. Fiscal Year 2023 begins in June 2022
– analysis of existing conditions to be conducted in May, with final report to city manager in June.

Email from city below

You are receiving this email per your request to be included in the Four Mile Run Trail Bridge Stakeholder Group. Since the update provided in the Fall of 2021, the City has:

Approved funding for the design of a replacement bridge;
Awarded a contract for structural analysis and design recommendation. This preliminary work is underway:
Within the next two weeks (weather permitting), the contractor will perform analysis of the surrounding bridge soils and embankment to determine if existing bridge abutments are structurally sound and can be preserved; and
Preliminary analysis will continue through May with a final report and replacement recommendation received by the City in early June; and
Funding for the bridge replacement is included in the FY2023 Capital Improvement Budget proposal for approval in May 2022.

City staff will provide an update to the community following receipt of the report. Based on the outcome of the analysis two options exist:

If abutments cannot be maintained, the final design phase will consist of designing slope protection, replacement abutments, and the installation of a new prefabricated bridge; and
If abutments are determined to be structurally sound, the final design phase will consist of the installation of a new prefabricated bridge in place of the existing bridge structure.

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