W&OD 2-month Closure for Four Mile Run Stream Repair near N. Madison St.

[Starduster]

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Wow. I haven’t ridden along here in a while. We’ll deal with the detour. Just get that fixed, stat!

Madison St. alternate preferred.

[Tania]

@Steve O 186962 wrote:

The official detour does not take you much out of the way–I suspect it adds less than 2 minutes–and if you take Madison instead of Manchester, there’s not even a hill.

However, I would never want to deprive you of the Military rollers.

I wasn’t going to be anywhere near that part of the W&OD on my route into work.

[accordioneur]

@huskerdont 186978 wrote:

Note that the trail portion of the detour isn’t really the kind of place for fancy cycling. It’s more of a neighborhood trail for dog walkers and such.

Please share that sentiment with the 2,000 or so Lycranauts who buzzed me this morning when I was out for a run on that section of the trail.

[musclys]

@dasgeh 186951 wrote:

Do drivers ever get frustrated where there’s no bike lane and you take the lane?

There’s always one. But that’s on them.

[mstone]

@Starduster 186980 wrote:

Wow. I haven’t ridden along here in a while. We’ll deal with the detour. Just get that fixed, stat!

It’s ok, because there’s orange plastic.

[DismalScientist]

An alternative if you are continuing on the Custis is to cross the bridge at Ohio over I-66 and take 14th and 11th east across Patrick Henry and turn right on Kennebec to Fairfax and the Custis trail. I hesitate to suggest this alternative because I would prefer to keep you riffraff on the south side of the freeway.

[consularrider]

@DismalScientist 187029 wrote:

An alternative if you are continuing on the Custis is to cross the bridge at Ohio over I-66 and take 14th and 11th east across Patrick Henry and turn right on Kennebec to Fairfax and the Custis trail. I hesitate to suggest this alternative because I would prefer to keep you riffraff on the south side of the freeway.

Might as well just do the 10th Rd/Manchester hills. If it’s still going on in May, stop by my house for a cup of coffee. :p

[bentbike33]

@DismalScientist 187029 wrote:

An alternative if you are continuing on the Custis is to cross the bridge at Ohio over I-66 and take 14th and 11th east across Patrick Henry and turn right on Kennebec to Fairfax and the Custis trail. I hesitate to suggest this alternative because I would prefer to keep you riffraff on the south side of the freeway.

I was scouting routes like this around the detour today and saw the sign on the trail-block fence set off the trail says the detour will start February 18, not 11. Any more updates we should know about?

[DrP]

So, on Sunday there was a sign on the W&OD at the planned southern cutoff about the trail closing on the 18th. I gather that it did not close yesterday then?

[josh]

@DrP 187339 wrote:

So, on Sunday there was a sign on the W&OD at the planned southern cutoff about the trail closing on the 18th. I gather that it did not close yesterday then?

Yep, was still open around 7pm tonight.

[Boomer Cycles]

I just rode by it last night, and it was still open. I assume it will remain open through Presidents Day.

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[Brandon]

Still open this morning

[zsionakides]

When I went by this evening there was a road closed sign at the intersection with the Custis trail blocking further progress west bound. I wasn’t travelling through that part of the W&OD, so I can’t confirm that it’s actually blocked in the construction zone, but signs are up.

[bentbike33]

The trail was still intact and even had been brined past the detour signs about 5:45 pm. I went through as usual along with FFG.

[Starduster]

@bentbike33 187647 wrote:

The trail was still intact and even had been brined past the detour signs about 5:45 pm. I went through as usual along with FFG.

When I went by Sunday, signs were up, areas were taped off for equipment, but still open. I gather that’s still the case. They *should* get rolling on this repair *soon*. Erosion is already undermining the trail bed in one spot. And today’s weather might make matters worse.

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