June 2017 Road & Trail Conditions

[semperiden]

Rode through George Mason Drive and Shirlington Road yesterday evening. Didn’t see anything new.

[bobco85]

I rode through there this afternoon, and it looks like they had just finished (I saw the painter heading back to the work vehicle).

Some pics of the results:

Looking from George Mason Dr

Intersection of Four Mile Run & Lucky Run Trails near Walter Reed/Shirlington

Even the awkward tiny bridge on Lucky Run Trail got some love

All the way to the county line which ends just before reaching Route 7

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[DrP]

@bobco85 160959 wrote:

I rode through there this afternoon, and it looks like they had just finished (I saw the painter heading back to the work vehicle).

At 6:15 pm they were on the stretch from Walter Reed to Shirlington Rd, but that was quick and easy for them since they were adding paint to very existing lines.

[DrP]

Earlier this week I spotted a mother duck and her brood of ducklings in the water at the north end of Columbia Island. This morning there were several geese and their goslings as the southern end of Columbia Island (on the Marina side of the trail). None were on the main trail, so I managed to avoid being attacked, but based on previous years’ experiences, this might alter.

So, be aware that the ducklings and goslings are out as are their protective parents and move cautiously around them.

[LeprosyStudyGroup]

There’s a huge amount of shattered glass on all three overpasses on the MVT around the Crystal City connector / Airport. I rode through it all stupidly and seem to have gotten lucky. Don’t be like me.

[Emm]

@LeprosyStudyGroup 160980 wrote:

There’s a huge amount of shattered glass on all three overpasses on the MVT around the Crystal City connector / Airport. I rode through it all stupidly and seem to have gotten lucky. Don’t be like me.

Yep, it was ridiculous. I recommend reporting it, maybe NPS will send someone to clean it up since it was VERY hazardous–it was covering the whole trail on both overpasses. https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/contacts.htm

or

GWMP_Superintendent@nps.gov

I pulled my bike over after crossing the overpasses and checked for glass. Luckily, nothing appears to have gotten into my tires, but I’m definitely taking the LBJ grove/long bridge dr route home.

[Tania]

Does DC have a similar glass reporting set up? There’s been glass on G street in the de facto right side bike lane between 20th and 21st for a few weeks now. I’ve had to essentially run the red light there to get out in front of cars to skirt around it.

[ginacico]

What’s up with the detour around the construction zone at Potomac Ave and E Glebe? It looked like it was obstructed by work vehicles and signs this morning. Kind of a dumb detour anyway, I just took the lane northbound on Potomac until I could cross over to the trail behind the shopping center. But shouldn’t there be safe off-street passage?

[Emm]

Just got this response from the GWMP Superintendent.

Good morning,

Thanks you for bringing this to our attention. I was not aware of this problem until now. I will take three actions as a result of this email; alert United States Park Police (USPP), South district ranger staff and deputy chief of maintenance. Please clarifiy one thing….I assume it’s happening at this bridge. Is that correct?

My immediate reaction is that this should be an internal coordinated effort to gather information.

As you probably know, we work very closely with USPP for law enforcement issues. If what your suggesting is true, that this is a malicious act we’re going to need to have them involved for investigative purposes.

The south district supervisor can and will inform his staff to be on the look out for this behavior. Luckily starting on June 7th, we’ll have some extra eyes and ears on the trail in the form of 4 Student Conservation Association interns. The SD supervisor directs their work and will assigned them to keep tabs on this action.

Maintenance is key, obviously for clean up, but also coordination. If we know how often the glass is laid, then cleaned, it will help to narrow the investigation.

More to come…Please, if this continues to happen, or if the pattern changes let me know. I’ll do the best I can to keep you informed of the investigation.

Thank you,
Alexcy Romero
Superintendent
George Washington Memorial Parkway
703-289-2500

I dont think I suggested it was malicious (even though that was my thought…) This is what I sent:
Hi, there is a ridiculous amount of shattered glass all over the Mount Vernon Trail on the overpasses by the airport. Can someone please clean this up? I saw multiple cyclists down fixing flat tires caused by the glass, and pedestrians are having problems getting around it since the shards are covering everything on the overpasses. This is really dangerous since there is no way around the glass. The glass is covering the trail on BOTH trail overpasses by the airport. Thanks Best, Erin

I sent back a google map with the 2 bridges starred.

[komorebi]

@Emm 160985 wrote:

Just got this response from the GWMP Superintendent.

I got the same response from the superintendent. Thanks for taking the time to report it, Emm!

[AFHokie]

@Emm 160985 wrote:

Just got this response from the GWMP Superintendent.

Good morning,

Thanks you for bringing this to our attention. I was not aware of this problem until now. I will take three actions as a result of this email; alert United States Park Police (USPP), South district ranger staff and deputy chief of maintenance. Please clarifiy one thing….I assume it’s happening at this bridge. Is that correct?

My immediate reaction is that this should be an internal coordinated effort to gather information.

As you probably know, we work very closely with USPP for law enforcement issues. If what your suggesting is true, that this is a malicious act we’re going to need to have them involved for investigative purposes.

The south district supervisor can and will inform his staff to be on the look out for this behavior. Luckily starting on June 7th, we’ll have some extra eyes and ears on the trail in the form of 4 Student Conservation Association interns. The SD supervisor directs their work and will assigned them to keep tabs on this action.

Maintenance is key, obviously for clean up, but also coordination. If we know how often the glass is laid, then cleaned, it will help to narrow the investigation.

More to come…Please, if this continues to happen, or if the pattern changes let me know. I’ll do the best I can to keep you informed of the investigation.

Thank you,
Alexcy Romero
Superintendent
George Washington Memorial Parkway
703-289-2500

I dont think I suggested it was malicious (even though that was my thought…) This is what I sent:
Hi, there is a ridiculous amount of shattered glass all over the Mount Vernon Trail on the overpasses by the airport. Can someone please clean this up? I saw multiple cyclists down fixing flat tires caused by the glass, and pedestrians are having problems getting around it since the shards are covering everything on the overpasses. This is really dangerous since there is no way around the glass. The glass is covering the trail on BOTH trail overpasses by the airport. Thanks Best, Erin

I sent back a google map with the 2 bridges starred.

I’d say it’s malicious. There’s been glass on both bridges for about two weeks. This morning the glass is new to the previous. Also, I noticed new glass on the trail under the Smith Blvd/Metro overpass.

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[DrP]

I assume it was cleaned up Friday, but I can say that as of this morning, Sunday 4 June, the glass was cleared off the airport bridges.

[AFHokie]

@DrP 161050 wrote:

I assume it was cleaned up Friday, but I can say that as of this morning, Sunday 4 June, the glass was cleared off the airport bridges.

If so, then there’s new broken glass this morning when I passed through at 5:50

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[DrP]

@AFHokie 161052 wrote:

If so, then there’s new broken glass this morning when I passed through at 5:50

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Wow. I rode south on MVT yesterday probably around 10am and it looked clean. So, at least we can give NPS a bit of a time window – probably a smaller one if anyone here rode through yesterday afternoon.

[sjclaeys]

I saw glass this morning at these same spots, but also NPS personnel walking on the MVT with a broom and other clean-up equipment. Unfortunately, they were walking away from where the glass was.

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