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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Road Work On Hunter Mill Continues Today

Delays will cause alternating closures after 9 a.m.

Drivers traveling on Hunter Mill Road between Cedar Pond Drive and Silk Oak Drive can expect delays and alternating lane closures Wednesday as Fairfax County crews repair a broken pipe on the new bridge over Difficult Run. Steve Walls, a distribution superintendent with the county's department of transportation, wrote in an email that the broken pipe wasn't having an impact on the bridge itself, but the repair would require taking down a guard rail. Most of the work was completed Tuesday before 4 p.m., he said; crews are returning Wednesday after 9 a.m. to clean up and restore the site. "We planning on being done before 3 p.m., at least with anything that would impact the roadway," Walls wrote. Some commuters were frustrated Tuesday by …

Friday, August 12, 2011

Residents Take Early Interest in Plans for New Bridge

VDOT engineer explains early plans for Hunter Mill Road bridge over Difficult Run to community

Road closures are scheduled for the temporary replacement of the Hunter Mill Road bridge over Difficult Run within the next month, but residents at a community meeting Monday focused on the plans for a permanent bridge that will cost an estimated $3 million. Once in place, the temporary bridge, which is estimated to cost $300,000 and paid for through state maintenance funds, is safe to use for decades if properly maintained, but VDOT hopes to have the permanent bridge planned and constructed in one to three years. VDOT has not yet announced the dates for the temporary bridge construction, but predicts it will be in late August or early September. The road will close over one weekend to allow for construction of the two-lane bridge. "We …

Ann Feder

10:16 am on Monday, August 15, 2011

Didn't even realize the name of the creek it crosses. Is the name posted? Over it at least bi-weekly if not more often. Turned back once because of flooding. I think flooding should also be addressed when permanet bridge is constructed.   more ›

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