November 2017 Road and Trail Conditions

[Erin Potter]

Hi all, the wonderful folks at Arlington Parks and Recreation who take such great care of the Custis Trail for us shared this message with me today:
“Vegetation management is scheduled to occur on the Custis Trail From GW Parkway to Kennebec Street starting Monday November 6. Work includes: cutting back vegetation along the trail edge, fence lines, fixtures, and storm drains. The project is expected to last for 5 days. There will be a small crew of 3 people working. The trail will remain open during the project, so use caution in work areas.”

Keep your eyes out for folks working on the trail starting next Monday!

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[Greenbelt]

As of this morning, the new pavement on the ART between Armentrout road and the Bladensburg marina is finished and smooth as a baby’s butt. I think they removed both bollards from underneath the bridge, but I was so entranced by the fresh pavement I didn’t even notice and didn’t stop for pictures.

[Judd]

@Greenbelt 168263 wrote:

As of this morning, the new pavement on the ART between Armentrout road and the Bladensburg marina is finished and smooth as a baby’s butt. I think they removed both bollards from underneath the bridge, but I was so entranced by the fresh pavement I didn’t even notice and didn’t stop for pictures.

Rode it this afternoon. There is still one bollard under the bridge.

The new pavement is nice. There were a ton of root bumps before. It felt like the trail was widened slightly but that could just be my imagination.

[Dewey]

The wind has blown down a tree over the Custis Trail just after N George Mason Dr, the tree is resting on the barrier wall over the trail and some branches are hanging down but it’s passable.

[dasgeh]

Reported?

[DrP]

@dasgeh 168355 wrote:

Reported?

I reported it this morning since I saw it on my way in. I used the on-line reporting tool.

[Dewey]

Yeah, I emailed the Arlington Trails link in the sticky at the top of this forum and got an auto-reply saying it would be forwarded on.

[rcannon100]

Make A Service Request or Report A Problem
https://topics.arlingtonva.us/reportproblem/

[sjclaeys]

The downside of light downtown traffic is that it lets people do more stupid things. Had two oncoming drivers do u-turns in front of me and peds are randomly walking across the streets. I now actually wish that there was more traffic. Be extra aware today.

[ursus]

About a month and a half after being first used, the Bikeometer at The Wharf is not functioning.

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