March 2018 Trail and Road Conditions

[Crickey7]

According to WTOP, we’re all going to die tomorrow. And part of Saturday.

https://wtop.com/local/2018/03/potential-for-strongest-dc-wind-storms-in-at-least-3-years-expected-this-week/slide/1/

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[cdjewell]

@DrP 175613 wrote:

I had to pick up my panier-laden bike over it – being short makes it a little worse too.
I e-mailed the county about it – I figured that they plow that section that maybe they clear it too. I received the automated message received reply. Hopefully it won’t be there tomorrow morning.

I didn’t take a chance this morning. I’m pulling a 5-year-old in a trailer which complicates getting over the tree.

[DrP]

@cdjewell 175691 wrote:

I didn’t take a chance this morning. I’m pulling a 5-year-old in a trailer which complicates getting over the tree.

Tree was not there at 7-something this morning. You should be good in future in regards to that tree (no promises that other trees won’t fall)

[consularrider]

@Emm 175685 wrote:

The tweet says this is 4MRT and the MVT, not W&OD.

Hopefully this is just the high tide coming in extra high (which google told me was around 11:30 AM)… low tide should be around commute time which means it’ll hopefully be gone by then, although the sand/silt left behind is always slippery.

Yep and as I’m sure you saw it was gone by 4 pm leaving a little high tide debris behind. The gates at Hains Point were closed at 3:30 pm, but all the water had receded, again leaving lots of high tide debris.

[DrP]

I was thrilled on my commute home on Wednesday – they cleared the bike lane on Army-Navy Drive from Joyce south and west to the Apartments! I didn’t have to divert into the buffer or road as has been needed frequently due to branches, rocks, glass, etc.

I was thrilled on my commute home on Thursday – they cleared the bike lane on Army-Navy Drive from the Apartments to the Country Club! I didn’t have to divert into the buffer or road as has been needed frequently due to branches, rocks, glass, etc.

It was getting bad – and crazy bad after last week’s wind. I also sent a note to thank the county.

[dbb]

Water was a bit high on the bike lane

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Seems to have something to do with the Corps of Engineers releasing 90,000 cubic feet per second of Mississippi River water through the Bonnet Carre spillway into Lake Pontchartrain.

This is normally the dry side of the spillway.

[consularrider]

Everything is snow covered and it’s cold. No sign of city road/trail clearing yet. WSGFABR!

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]17592[/ATTACH] Mid afternoon a few blocks away

[LhasaCM]

As of now, DC intends to start clearing trails and bike lanes at noon tomorrow. https://twitter.com/DCVisionZero/status/976217149021835267

[Crickey7]

Well, the CCT was passable this morning.

[huskerdont]

As was the Custis at 6 a.m. I’m sure there’s no difference now. /sarcasm

Streets are v. slushy downtown. Glad I have the gravel bike. Anyone riding, watch out for sliding cars.

[dbb]

A number of years ago, Mayor Marion Barry was asked for his plan for snow removal. Legend has it that his response was “Spring”

I suppose the follow up question might be, “What is plan B?”

[consularrider]

@dbb 176656 wrote:

A number of years ago, Mayor Marion Barry was asked for his plan for snow removal. Legend has it that his response was “Spring”

I suppose the follow up question might be, “What is plan B?”

Summer. :p

[n18]

@dbb 176656 wrote:

I suppose the follow up question might be, “What is plan B?”

Holding cheap prayers. :p

[Crickey7]

The streets are looking totally fine now. They may refreeze at some point, but it looks at this point like Operation You’re-Going-To-Bike-Today? was a smash success.

[Steve O]

And the trails are only slushy – no need for studs. Even when doing danger panda.

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Oh, I saw this guy clearing the W&OD on his way to the Custis. So tomorrow morning those trails should be good.
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[mrhappy_onabike]

@Steve O 176706 wrote:

And the trails are only slushy – no need for studs. Even when doing danger panda.

Hey! Me, too!
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