@CaseyKane50 216009 wrote:
The bridge is on the border, with a portion in both jurisdictions. Alexandria and Arlington are both funding the replacement, with Arlington taking the lead on the project.
So, the DES site https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Project-Types/Transportation-Projects/West-Glebe-Road-Bridge-Reconstruction-Project says 60% design is complete, but I can’t find a link to the design on the site.
It also says the new bridge will have “wider sidewalks and separate bicycle facilities on each side of the bridge” which is good. At some point in summer 2020, when Ms Kiker started an interjurisdiction bridges group, I suggested an ArlCo/Alx task force, among BAC, BPAC, TES and DES with BAC and BPAC coordinating asks first. No one from BAC volunteered, and I am afraid I did not pursue it agressively. It looks like the bridge design itself is going to be okay (but what will the bike facilities actually look like?) That leaves the connection on the Alexandria side as an issue, but obviously we at BPAC will need to take the lead on that, in connection with our larger issues.
Relatedly, the Mt Vernon Ave/Arlington Ridge Road bridge is said to be at 30% design, with “expanded sidewalks and bike lanes in each direction.” https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Project-Types/Transportation-Projects/Arlington-Ridge-RoadMount-Vernon-Avenue-Bridge
On the ALX side, conditions wil be based on the Arlandria-Chirilagua plan here https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/planning/info/Attachment%208.1.2_Arlandria%20Chirilagua%20Small%20Area%20Plan_English.pdf
See slides 57, 58, 111, and 112
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