posted Sep 26, 2011 7:10 AM by RockSpring CivicAssociation
Two separate projects are currently being designed to beautify and improve Williamsburg Blvd. in the Rock Spring Civic Assoc. area, with a third project being considered to follow at a later stage. Collectively, the three projects would redevelop and enhance Williamsburg Blvd between Kensington St. and Glebe Rd.
Stage 1, located between Old Dominion Dr. and N. 35th St., is now in advanced design and was presented for public comment at an
April 27, 2011 meeting held at Williamsburg Middle School. Please view the presentation, including project map and illustrative photographs. The project will involve repaving the roadway plus significant improvements to the median, including: installation of curbs, tree planting, and conversion of the median between 33 rd and 34 th Rds N. to bio-retention rain gardens, i.e. landscaped basins that slow and clean polluted storm water run-0ff. This project, part of the Little Pimmit Run Watershed Retrofit Plan, is projected to begin construction later this year.
Stage 2, between Harrison Street and George Mason Dr., is in initial design, with construction expected late in 2012. At RSCA's request, Neighborhood Conservation funding has been earmarked for pedestrian safety and beautification work, including: grass, street trees and bio-retention in the medians from Harrison Street to North Edison Street; new sidewalk at 3401 Harrison Street and 5200 Williamsburg Boulevard to better align the roadway for traffic flow; improved pedestrian markings at the Harrison Street intersection; and reconfiguring the Kensington intersection to increase pedestrian safety via shorter crossing distances and nubs. The County plans to schedule another neighborhood meeting later this year to present this proposed design prior to its finalization.
Stage 3, between 35th St. and Glebe Rd., is still very much in the conceptual stage with the thought being to propose a later Neighborhood Conservation funded project designed to improve pedestrian safety and calm traffic by re-configuring one or more intersections and improving street markings.
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posted Jul 26, 2009 3:11 PM by RockSpring CivicAssociation
YHS is engaged in a major multi-year, multi-phase renovation project continuing through 2013. While the school is not physically located in the Rock Spring Civic Assoc. area, RSCA residents and students are impacted by the construction. Background information and regular updates are available on two websites. |
posted Jul 26, 2009 2:26 PM by RockSpring CivicAssociation
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Marymount University’s 26th Street project includes a 52,000-square-foot academic building focused on the sciences and health sciences, a residence hall that will provide suite-style housing for 239 students, and beautiful outdoor gathering spaces, all built above four levels of underground parking. The project, now underway, is projected to be completed in Oct. 2010. For further details and project updates visit Marymount's website at: http://archive.marymount.edu/26thstreetproject/ |
posted Jul 26, 2009 2:10 PM by RockSpring CivicAssociation
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The County has undertaken a multi-phase project to address flooding problems along Little Pimmit Run. In Phase I, the undersized culvert at Old Dominion Dr was replaced. Phase II, now underway, will replace the culvert under Williamsburg Blvd. and rebuild the channel between Williamsburg Blvd. and Little Falls Rd. A citizens Advisory Group is also meeting with County staff to plan Phase III, which is expected to involve retrofits and other measures to control drainage problems downstream of Old Dominion Dr. Additional details and plans are available at: http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/EnvironmentalServices/cpe/PimmitRunProject.aspx
Storm Water Management
Control of storm water became a high priority for RSCA following the flooding of area homes during the heavy storms of 2001 and 2006 when Little Pimmit Run (LPR) overflowed its banks due to excessive street run-off. In Phase I of the LPR project the County replaced the undersized culvert under Old Dominion Dr. This past summer, work on Phase II to replace the culvert under Williamsburg Blvd. and rebuild the creek channel between Williamsburg and Little Falls Rd. was completed, with re-landscaping work now almost finished. After two years of studying problems downstream of Old Dominion Dr. in the Dumbarton area, t he LPR Advisory Group also submitted its final report and recommendations, which were accepted by the County Board and will guide County funding of future improvements in that area. Meanwhile, the County planning "retrofits" on public lands, including the Williamsburg Blvd. median, to help absorb more storm water at the source and thus reduce run-off. esidents themselves can help address this community-wide problem by undertaking measures on their own properties to reduce storm water run-off both onto their neighbors' properties and into the overloaded storm drainage system -- learn what you can do by viewing the |
posted Jul 26, 2009 12:57 PM by RockSpring CivicAssociation
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