Embankment Work on WOD

[culimerc]

It looks like they are shoring up the embankments at a couple of different points along the WOD between Vienna and Hunter Mill rd. At this point they are detouring riders down onto the unpaved trail that runs parallel to the WOD at that point. This morning’s detour was only a couple hundred yards. Just a “heads up” that’s all

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[CCrew]

@culimerc 17763 wrote:

It looks like they are shoring up the embankments at a couple of different points along the WOD between Vienna and Hunter Mill rd. At this point they are detouring riders down onto the unpaved trail that runs parallel to the WOD at that point. This morning’s detour was only a couple hundred yards. Just a “heads up” that’s all

Yeah, they’re trying to fix those 4 spots that are pretty much sliding into the creek.

[JimF22003]

The side-path through the construction area is really getting unrideable at this point. It’s like riding through beach sand in places. If they’re going to keep this detour in place for awhile they need a more permanent solution to this soft and dangerous surface.

[CCrew]

@JimF22003 18343 wrote:

The side-path through the construction area is really getting unrideable at this point. It’s like riding through beach sand in places. If they’re going to keep this detour in place for awhile they need a more permanent solution to this soft and dangerous surface.

I’m loving coming through there in the wee hours when they drop the detour but park the excavator leaving a foot wide trail…

[pt109]

Greatly appreciate if someone could reply back when this work is done. I usually ride east from Herndon thru that section, but now will wait until the construction is over as I felt very unstable going thru their detour last week. TIA.

[consularrider]

Ditto, I have to ride through there before dawn on Saturday on my way to Paul’s Ride for Life starting at RTC.

[pt109]

Anybody know how the maintenance work is going? close to being finished yet? thanks.

[Dirt]

@pt109 19362 wrote:

Anybody know how the maintenance work is going? close to being finished yet? thanks.

As of 6pm last night:

[pt109]

awesome – thanks alot.

[Dirt]

@pt109 19366 wrote:

awesome – thanks alot.

They were working pretty late last night, so I’m guessing they are trying to finish it up ASAP… or had seen the weather report and didn’t want to have to deal with the rain. HOpefully it’ll be done for good soon. I have enjoyed using the gravel path a bit though. Fun on roadie tires.

[pt109]

They are STILL working on the trail and making everyone detour onto the gravel path, ugggh – and the diesel fumes smelled good too.

[ShawnoftheDread]

One, those are the wildest looking bars I’ve ever seen. Two, the Hello Kitty bandaid really pulls it all together.

[Dirt]

@ShawnoftheDread 20972 wrote:

One, those are the wildest looking bars I’ve ever seen. Two, the Hello Kitty bandaid really pulls it all together.

I really like having a cute bicycle.

As for the trail work, It will be really nice when they finish and repave. There have been large sections of the trail that are eroding away and it wouldn’t take too much to have the whole thing go.

[Dirt]

They’re still going!

[off2ride]

Scott Rakes Pete? They should bring them back. They were pretty trick at the time.

@Dirt 19364 wrote:

As of 6pm last night:

[consularrider]

Does that mean they are getting ready to repave or is the embankment work still going on? I couldn’t tell when I rode through there on Saturday what the status was. The trail surface through that section has really deteriorated with the heavy trucks on it recently.

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