April 1 marks the launch of pothole patrol season in Alexandria.
In a release, the City of Alexandria said work is starting today on fixing potholes around the city.
According to the release:
Alexandria is divided into 11 zones, and Street Maintenance crews will work diligently across multiple zones at a time to ensure each zone receives one pass as crews find and repair any potholes encountered.
This is a moving operation, and residents should expect periodic lane closures throughout the City. The spring pothole patrol only covers major street networks and does not include public alleys and parking spaces.
While temporary patches are used to fill in potholes from time to time, April is when Alexandria gets into the permanent fixes.
According to the city’s website:
Permanent patching is used where a long-lasting repair is required. Oftentimes, the road surface must be cut away, the road base replaced, and new hot mix asphalt installed. The preferred months to perform permanent patching activities are from April to November due to hot mix asphalt temperature requirements and availability.
Pothole patrol is scheduled to wrap up around April 26 according to the city website. After that, residents can report potholes by using Alex311 or by calling 703 746 4311.
Alexandria is hoping to get $400,000 from the state to help with resurfacing — particularly for the city’s iconic King Street.
The City Council is set to review a grant application to the Virginia Department of Transportation’s State of Good Repair program.
Alexandria is applying for up to $400,000, with $50,000 to be set aside specifically for King Street. The grant would pay for resurfacing of the street between South Peyton Street — a few blocks from the King Street Metro station — down to Washington Street.
A map showing the results of a 2019 Pavement Condition Inventory (CRI) showed “very poor” and “serious” road conditions on King Street for nearly every block from the Metro station to waterfront.
Very poor and serious road conditions are defined by the city as:
Pavement in extremely deteriorated condition. Numerous areas of instability. Majority of section showing structural deficiency. Ride quality is poor.
Parallel — and, granted, less heavily used — Cameron and Prince Streets scored highly for nearly the full length of the road.
After work on city sidewalks and alleyways, Alexandria is headed back to Seminary Road for more neighborhood street resurfacing over the next week.
Between yesterday (Sept. 6) and next Friday (Sept. 16), the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services will be hitting up several neighborhood streets around Seminary Hill and Arlandria.
“Residents whose streets are scheduled for resurfacing receive advance notice of paving work — typically by displayed project signs and/or letters,” the city said in a release. “Temporary ‘No Parking’ signs will also be posted before work begins. Please be sure to observe signs to avoid tickets and towing of vehicles.”
The full list of streets being resurfaced over the next week:
- Bennett Street (from Saylor Place to end)
- Saylor Place (entire length)
- Sterling Avenue (from North Quaker Lane to end)
- Coventry Lane (from North Quaker Lane to end)
- South Floyd Street (from Duke Street to Wheeler Avenue)
- Notabene Drive (from Old Dominion Boulevard to Four Mile Road)
- Four Mile Road (from Mount Vernon Avenue to Florence Drive)
- Aspen Street (from Landover Road to Russell Road)
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Repaving season in Alexandria continues, this week with some neighborhoods south of Duke Street getting some love.
After repaving around the North Ridge neighborhood earlier this month, repaving is continuing in Del Ray and some of the streets south of Duke Street are getting some much-needed attention from yesterday through next Friday, Aug. 5.
Several of the neighborhood’s main streets, like South Gordon Street, South Ingram Street and Venable Avenue will be repaved.
Diagonal Road, which as the slightly unimaginative name suggests runs diagonally between Duke Street and King Street just outside of the Metro station, will also be undergoing repairs.
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July is packed with holidays in Alexandria: Independence Day, the city’s birthday, and most importantly peak street repaving season.
The Department of Transportation and Environmental Services unveiled the latest batch of streets targeted for resurfacing and maintenance over the next two weeks, many of them around the Seminary Hill and North Ridge neighborhoods:
- Anderson Lane (from West Windsor Avenue to Richards Lane)
- North Garland Street (from Fort Worth Avenue to End)
- Greenwood Place (from Seminary Road to Circle)
- King James Place (from Seminary Road to End)
- Westminster Place (from Monticello Boulevard to End)
- Mayer Place (from Allison Street to End)
- George Mason Place (from Monticello Boulevard to End)
- North Howard Street (from North Jordan Street to Raleigh Avenue)
- Juniper Place (from North Jordan Street to End)
- Knox Place
The city is also working through sidewalk maintenance, including further work on the King Street sidewalk that started earlier this year.
“You get a newly paved road!
You get a newly paved road!
Everybody gets a newly paved road!”
Okay, it’s not quite Oprah, but our @AlexandriaVATES teams will be working to pave a bunch of roads and fix up sidewalks over the next 2 weeks: pic.twitter.com/sbyzo6sFP8
— Justin Wilson (@justindotnet) July 12, 2022
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Alexandria’s street resurfacing program is heating up over the next few months, with Del Ray and some surrounding neighborhoods getting the lion’s share.
The current round of street resurfacing is scheduled to run from June 27 (yesterday) and Friday, July 8.
In addition to street resurfacing, the city said it will be performing some much-needed sidewalk maintenance for King Street along Taylor Run (just north of the George Washington Masonic Memorial) and Quaker Lane.
“Residents whose streets are scheduled for resurfacing receive advance notice of paving work — typically by displayed project signs and/or letters,” the release said. “Temporary ‘No Parking’ signs will be also posted before work begins. Please be sure to observe these signs to avoid tickets and potential towing of vehicles.”
The streets scheduled for resurfacing are:
- Montrose Avenue (from East Raymond Avenue to Richmond Highway)
- Terrett Avenue (from East Mt Ida to East Randolph Avenue)
- Stewart Avenue (from Mount Vernon Avenue to East Randolph Avenue)
- Executive Avenue (from Kentucky Avenue to Mount Vernon Avenue)
- Alabama Avenue (from Kentucky Avenue to Carolina Place)
- Holly Street (from Aspen Street to West Mt Ida Avenue)
- Aspen Street (from Landover Street to Russell Road – exclude Service Road)
- Burgess Avenue (entire length – exclude Service Road)
- Guthrie Avenue (from Landover Street to Mosby Street – exclude Service Road)
- Birch Street (from Holly Street to Russell Road)
- Pine Street (from Holly Street to Russell Road)
- Allison Street (from Valley Drive to Old Dominion Boulevard)
The sidewalks scheduled for maintenance are:
- King Street (Russell Road to Janneys Lane)
- West Braddock Road (King Street to Russell Road)
- North Quaker Lane (Duke Street to Janneys Lane)
- Second Street Restoration (North Pitt Street to North Royal Street)
The city will also be performing some maintenance to alleyways and will be repairing the guardrails at eastbound Duke Street and Van Dorn Street.
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