Washington Blvd Trail (Western one) has a "wall" now

[DrP]

The (relatively) new trail along Washington Blvd (from Towers Park to Lyon Park) now has a permanent Jersey wall between the trail and cars! It does feel safer now. (I wonder about potential puddles, but not having a car potentially end up on the trail is nice. The muddy tracks in the past indicated that it did happen. That and the broken car bits).

Thanks to whomever got this done!

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[scoot]

Sounds like an improvement. That two-inch curb offered insufficient protection from speeding freeway traffic.

[CaseyKane50]

@DrP 202097 wrote:

The (relatively) new trail along Washington Blvd (from Towers Park to Lyon Park) now has a permanent Jersey wall between the trail and cars! It does feel safer now. (I wonder about potential puddles, but not having a car potentially end up on the trail is nice. The muddy tracks in the past indicated that it did happen. That and the broken car bits).

Thanks to whomever got this done!

Here are some pictures of the installation. I agree that it felt safer.

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[Starduster]

@CaseyKane50 202103 wrote:

Here are some pictures of the installation. I agree that it felt safer.

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Excellent!

[Starduster]

@CaseyKane50 202103 wrote:

Here are some pictures of the installation. I agree that it felt safer.

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Now can I ask for the same barriers for the Route 50 trail, south side from Pershing down past Ft. Myer?

[kwarkentien]

@Starduster 202110 wrote:

Now can I ask for the same barriers for the Route 50 trail, south side from Pershing down past Ft. Myer?

I’ve never felt unsafe on the Route 50 trail in that location. Maybe it’s just me.

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[Steve O]

I haven’t been by there yet, but I imagine it helps with the sense of safety. It would be nice if the jersey barriers were temporary, to be replaced by something more aesthetic.

[Judd]

@Steve O 202119 wrote:

I haven’t been by there yet, but I imagine it helps with the sense of safety. It would be nice if the jersey barriers were temporary, to be replaced by something more aesthetic.

If you know any talented artists interested in creating a mural on the barriers, I know a guy that will probably pay for the paint.

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[dasgeh]

@Starduster 202110 wrote:

Now can I ask for the same barriers for the Route 50 trail, south side from Pershing down past Ft. Myer?

I would prioritize barriers, tall enough to block oncoming headlights, on the 110 Trail.

[Starduster]

Rode it today. A *much* more comfortable experience. Though there is one “clean-up” detail- long exposed bolts where Armco bridges sections of the wall on the other side. Can we trim those back?

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[kwarkentien]

@Starduster 202151 wrote:

Rode it today. A *much* more comfortable experience. Though there is one “clean-up” detail- long exposed bolts where Armco bridges sections of the wall on the other side. Can we trim those back?

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Anything is possible with an angle grinder.

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[dasgeh]

@kwarkentien 202111 wrote:

I’ve never felt unsafe on the Route 50 trail in that location. Maybe it’s just me.

Maybe the original description was incorrect, but the *south* side 50 trail is just lovely.

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