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Washington Boulevard Trail (P (Phase 2)

DES Transportation

Phase 1 – Arlington Blvd. . to Walter Reed Dr.

Phase 2 – Connects for Bikeway System and Community Access

• North-South trail linkage;

Connects with Arlington Blvd Trail & Columbia Pike route

• Enhances community access to

Towers Park for much of Penrose

• 6th Street bicycle and pedestrian

connection

• Provides new access and use for

Washington Blvd. corridor

Recent Redesign

• Thi

hird & Fin inal redesign for project

• North end of trail (Walter Reed to 6th

St.) now has curb and gutter rather than a wide paved shoulder

• Trail is shifted into area where

shoulder had been

• Reduced impacts upon hillside and

vegetation (trees) between roadway and residences

• Less wall and barrier construction,

reduced new pavement area

Arlington Blvd Trail east of Courthouse Road- Curb and gutter without paved shoulder

Existing, g, Prior & New Trail Section Designs

Existing:

• 11’ wide asphalt shoulder with gutter
• 1.5’ wide guard rail

Prior:

• 10’ wide asphalt shoulder
• 1.5’ wide concrete barrier & 2’ paved buffer
• 10’ asphalt trail

New:

• No shoulder (north of 6Th Street)
• 2.5’ wide curb and gutter & 5’ wide

landscaped buffer

• 10’ asphalt trail

Cross Section – Prior & New Designs

Environmental Im Impacts Reduced

Change in Tree Im Impacts

• Original design = 198 trees to be

removed

• Feb 2013 Environmental

Assessment = 128 trees

• Current design = 84 trees, of

which 23 are either invasive species (19) or dead (4)

• Largest concentration between

Walter Reed Dr and Second Street bridge

Landscape is Degraded and Needs Restoration

• Project includes invasive plant

removal (applied for 3 years)

• Substantial planting of new trees

(3 for every 2 removed)

• Native tree and shrub plantings
• Trash removal

Im Implementation Steps

• March & April 2016 – Public Outreach (Penrose, advisory commissions,

website)

• March thru June – Final VDOT & County review and permitting
• July – Advertise for Bids
• October – County Board awards contract to selected bidder
• Late Fall 2016 thru Spring/Summer 2017 – Construction (6 to 9

months)

• Replanting – Spring and Fall 2017

Replanting A Areas

Slopes and Replanting