West Glebe Bridge to close May 9, but remain open for bikes/peds

[arlcxrider]

County says the bridge will remain open for pedestrian and bike use “through June.” After June bike/ped access will be maintained via a “temporary crossing.”

https://www.arlnow.com/2022/04/25/just-in-west-glebe-road-bridge-to-completely-close-in-two-weeks/

[Overtone]

That article goes on to say, somewhat confusingly:

“Pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to use the bridge for a few more months. A temporary pedestrian path across Four Mile Run is expected to open in July. Four Mile Run Trail users, meanwhile, will re-routed to a parallel path, as the portion of trail under the bridge will be closed.”

Does “meanwhile” imply immediate closure of the 4MRT from May 9? Appreciate any insights from those In The Know.

EDIT: Found it. Image on the Arlington County press release makes it clear the 4MRT will close on May 9. Detour to the surface crossing – which shouldn’t be a big delay because there won’t be cross traffic from/to the bridge.

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[Starduster]

Good morning! You folks beat me to it! What I wrote elsewhere:

“Good morning all! For my Arlington/Alexandria friends on two wheels: The time has come- the bridge on West Glebe Road over Four Mile Run must be replaced *now*, before it falls down. Attached is Arlington County’s bridge reconstruction project page. Of note to us, Four Mile Run Trail should not be closed off. We should be able to use the section under I-395, use an existing access to Four Mile Run Drive, go through the closed off bridge intersection, and rejoin the Trail. A detour that is acceptable.
The new bridge deck will be wider and safer for *all* modes. Starting this May”:

https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Project-Types/Transportation-Projects/West-Glebe-Road-Bridge-Reconstruction-Project

[Starduster]

#Overtone: Just east of the I-395 underpass, there is trail access at level to an *un-busy* section of Four Mile Run Drive. The West Glebe intersection will be straight through, all we have to do is dodge “construction furniture”, then rejoin the existing trail. We’ll be OK.

[Overtone]

@Starduster 218987 wrote:

#Overtone: Just east of the I-395 underpass, there is trail access at level to an *un-busy* section of Four Mile Run Drive. The West Glebe intersection will be straight through, all we have to do is dodge “construction furniture”, then rejoin the existing trail. We’ll be OK.

agree. as i noted in my previous, where i said “shouldn’t be a big delay.”

[Starduster]

Wednesday May 11. I journeyed to document the detour around the W. Glebe Rd. bridge replacement. Firstly, the sidewalk and median of the Shirlington Rd. bridge over Four Mile Run is refurbished. No, we didn’t get a whole lane of the bridge, but it *is* comfortably wider. Thank you. [ATTACH=CONFIG]29042[/ATTACH]

*For the moment*, the trail under the W. Glebe bridge is open. Won’t be for much longer. But as you see, the detour is not a bad one. This will not be a problem for us. [ATTACH=CONFIG]29043[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]29044[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]29045[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]29046[/ATTACH]

Also of note, there was a landscaping crew cleaning up vegetation and some of the bamboo overhang at the Shirlington end of the trail. I made a point of thanking them.

[Starduster]

I just noticed something in that 1st picture…from the distance of Four Mile Run Dr, I noticed two bikes down and someone who looked like they were walking off a fall. Only when I downloaded these pictures did I notice the stopped Nissan Sentra at the crosswalk. [ATTACH=CONFIG]29047[/ATTACH] Could we have had a mishap there?

[CaseyKane50]

The detour at the bridge was in place this morning.

[consularrider]

@CaseyKane50 219408 wrote:

The detour at the bridge was in place this morning.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]29067[/ATTACH] East end, no sneaking through.

[arlcxrider]

Steel outriggers to support the temporary bike/ped crossing of Four Mile Run at the West Glebe Road bridge.

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[ChristoB50]

Today I rode past and the trail underpass was closed; didn’t have a chance to see if this is a long-term closure or just for some day work today…
(And then later, I scrolled up in this thread, and saw it was already shared…)

[CaseyKane50]

Work is progressing on the redecking of the West Glebe Road Bridge. Work should be completed this spring.

New deck

Sidewalk on downstream side of bridge

Sidewalk on upstream side of bridge

[Starduster]

@CaseyKane50 223415 wrote:

Work is progressing on the redecking of the West Glebe Road Bridge. Work should be completed this spring.

New deck

Sidewalk on downstream side of bridge

Sidewalk on upstream side of bridge

When I rode by here last week, I noticed that subtle rise in the middle of the path/sidewalk. Is that the dividing line between pedestrian sidewalk and bike path?

[chris_s]

@Starduster 223641 wrote:

When I rode by here last week, I noticed that subtle rise in the middle of the path/sidewalk. Is that the dividing line between pedestrian sidewalk and bike path?

Yes. The side closer to traffic will be green-ified and marked with bike symbols, I believe.

[CaseyKane50]

@chris_s 223707 wrote:

Yes. The side closer to traffic will be green-ified and marked with bike symbols, I believe.

Here is an artist’s rendering of the proposed sidewalk division.

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