Alexandria trail detours

Tue Jul 3 06:51:01 CDT 2007

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From: Alexandria eNews [mailto:enews6428 at enews.alexandriava.gov] 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    For More Information, Contact:

July 2, 2007                                                     Steven J.
Mason, Director of Communications,

PIO 172-07/sjm                                               at 703-838-4300

Potomac Yard Construction Forces Changes 

On Two Alexandria Trails

Roadway construction along Rte. 1 will force 90-day trail closure, eventual
relocation; 

At Four Mile Run Park water main work will require trail relocation

The construction at Potomac Yard is forcing changes this summer on two
well-used Alexandria pedestrian and bicycle paths.

The existing shared-use path adjacent to Rte. 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway)
from Windsor Avenue to East Glebe Road will be closed for 90 days beginning
on or around July 9 and relocated thereafter. The closure will allow roadway
grading and storm drain installation. The path is the only pedestrian and
bicycle facility along the east side of Rte. 1.

To compensate for the closure, Potomac Yard construction crews will post
trail detour signs, provide pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements to
the crossing of Rte. 1 at East Custis Avenue, and provide shuttle service
for persons with mobility impairments. Contact information for the shuttle
service will be posted on signs at the site, at detour locations and on-line
at www.PotomacYardAlexandria.com <http://www.potomacyardalexandria.com/>
and www.AlexRide.org <http://www.alexride.org/> .

During the 90-day closure, construction crews will also construct and
re-locate a temporary trail slightly closer to Rte. 1. The temporary trail -
which will run from East Custis Avenue to East Glebe Road - will open on or
prior to October 9, 2007.

At Four Mile Run Park, the trail that runs east from the north end of
Commonwealth Avenue toward Rte. 1 will be relocated for approximately one
month beginning July 23 to allow for construction of a water main. This
trail in Four Mile Run Park provides a major pedestrian and bicycle
connection from bicycle lanes on Commonwealth Avenue to Four Mile Run and
further east to the Mount Vernon Trail. 

Construction crews will begin installing a temporary trail in early July and
plan to divert pedestrian and bicycle traffic on or about July 23. The
existing trail will be rebuilt and restored to its current alignment by the
end of August. Pedestrian and bicycle access from Commonwealth Avenue to
Rte. 1 and the bridge leading to the north side of Four Mile Run will be
maintained at all times.

For a map of the affected trails, visit www.AlexRide.org
<http://www.alexride.org/>  and click News & Notices. For more information,
call Yon Lambert, Alexandria Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Coordinator, at
(703) 519-3400 x. 183.

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