May 2017 Trail and Road Conditions

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  • #919352
    Steve O
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    I am pleased to report that the paving at the TR Island bridge was completed today as I was standing there. The workers did a great job expediting the paving and then helping a group of us sneak by while they were still working. The entire closure was probably less than 15 minutes.
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    #1070231
    bobco85
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    (Hyattsville, MD) – Based on reports both on this forum (kudos to Greenbelt, Brett L, and Bryan on Strava for alerting me to this) and the following Tweet https://twitter.com/MattDLiddle/status/859365117829550081 , the bridge directly west of the West Hyattsville Metro on the Northwest Branch Trail is closed for repairs for an unspecified length of time.

    Picture from @MattDLiddle ‘s tweet:
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    Based on the suggestion of @ktharris08, I made the following detour maps:
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    #1070272
    mstone
    Participant

    There’s some kind of something on the ramp from W&OD to FFX Co Parkway trail. Big hole in the ground and a temporary gravel trail. Sightline is fine going toward the WOD but it’s a bit of an unsigned surprise the other way. Temporary trail is narrow and the gravel loose on the edges with some sharp turns. Points for effort, but be careful.

    #1070285
    JustinW
    Participant

    Does anyone know what’s up with the former meadowy area (now cleared) just east of Carlin Springs Road @ the W&OD? There used to be a desire trail thru there, and there was brief talk a while back about paving that trail. Since then I thought the idea was to leave it “as natural as possible”…and now it is clear cut. What’s next?

    #1070286
    chris_s
    Participant

    @JustinW 159498 wrote:

    Does anyone know what’s up with the former meadowy area (now cleared) just east of Carlin Springs Road @ the W&OD? There used to be a desire trail thru there, and there was brief talk a while back about paving that trail. Since then I thought the idea was to leave it “as natural as possible”…and now it is clear cut. What’s next?

    Can somebody please post a photo of this?

    #1070287
    bobco85
    Participant

    @JustinW 159498 wrote:

    Does anyone know what’s up with the former meadowy area (now cleared) just east of Carlin Springs Road @ the W&OD? There used to be a desire trail thru there, and there was brief talk a while back about paving that trail. Since then I thought the idea was to leave it “as natural as possible”…and now it is clear cut. What’s next?

    I passed through there the other day and saw the area had been cleared. There is an informational sign posted, but I did not stop to read it. However, there were a few other areas along the W&OD with clearings and signs that talked about invasive plant removal. I’ll pass by there this afternoon to confirm.

    #1070292
    Steve O
    Participant

    @bobco85 159500 wrote:

    I passed through there the other day and saw the area had been cleared. There is an informational sign posted, but I did not stop to read it. However, there were a few other areas along the W&OD with clearings and signs that talked about invasive plant removal. I’ll pass by there this afternoon to confirm.

    Signs say invasive plant removal.
    The project to create a trail connector spur there died an ignominious death a year or so ago.

    #1070293
    huskerdont
    Participant

    @Steve O 159505 wrote:

    Signs say invasive plant removal.
    The project to create a trail connector spur there died an ignominious death a year or so ago.

    I hope that’s just Step 1 then. All they did is bushhog it. Otherwise we just have Step 3 = bunch of brown stubble where green used to be.

    #1070296
    bentbike33
    Participant

    @JustinW 159498 wrote:

    Does anyone know what’s up with the former meadowy area (now cleared) just east of Carlin Springs Road @ the W&OD? There used to be a desire trail thru there, and there was brief talk a while back about paving that trail. Since then I thought the idea was to leave it “as natural as possible”…and now it is clear cut. What’s next?

    I assumed this was just the usual “Desertification Under the Power Lines” program that Dominion Power periodically engages in along the W&OD to make sure the low brush does not somehow blow into the high-tension wires during a wind event.

    #1070301
    mstone
    Participant

    @bentbike33 159509 wrote:

    I assumed this was just the usual “Desertification Under the Power Lines” program that Dominion Power periodically engages in along the W&OD to make sure the low brush does not somehow blow into the high-tension wires during a wind event.

    yeah, nothing’s worse than losing a transmission line to a shrubbery

    #1070309
    JustinW
    Participant

    You had to say that…

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    #1070316
    dbb
    Participant

    @JustinW 159498 wrote:

    Does anyone know what’s up with the former meadowy area (now cleared) just east of Carlin Springs Road @ the W&OD? There used to be a desire trail thru there, and there was brief talk a while back about paving that trail. Since then I thought the idea was to leave it “as natural as possible”…and now it is clear cut. What’s next?

    Well, it seems the bike advocates in Arlington mistakenly asked the County for the trail connection. Could have saved a year by asking Dominion.

    #1070329
    annoyedindc
    Participant

    The lack of sidewalk on the Ballston to Custis connecter surprised me today. No warning at all.

    [video=youtube_share;6waxJMBsj0M]https://youtu.be/6waxJMBsj0M[/video]

    #1070330
    bobco85
    Participant

    @chris_s 159499 wrote:

    Can somebody please post a photo of this?

    I just took some pics of some of the areas that were cleared. From what I saw, the cleared area was on the south side of W&OD from the Bluemont Junction caboose to the shelter/v-ball pit in Bluemont Park and on the east side of Carlin Springs Rd.
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    #1070358
    Sunyata
    Participant

    @annoyedindc 159545 wrote:

    The lack of sidewalk on the Ballston to Custis connecter surprised me today. No warning at all.

    [video=youtube_share;6waxJMBsj0M]https://youtu.be/6waxJMBsj0M[/video]

    I, too, was surprised at this yesterday on my ride home. The sand/cinder gravel is soft and quite deep in places. They really should put up a sign. Hitting that at speed was a little… interesting.

    #crossiscoming

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