Monday, August 13, 2012
Grant to aid Vienna in its Walk to Downtown sidewalks initiative
The Town of Vienna is another step closer to fulfilling its Walk to Downtown initiative with a federal grant to fund the construction of sidewalks leading to its main commercial corridor. The Federal Highway Administration has awarded $800,000 to the Town of Vienna to build sidewalks in the first blocks of side streets off Maple Avenue. Though the town's Department of Public Works does not expect the money to stretch to every side street, it does see it making it a significant dent in the priority list of streets involved in the Walk to Downtown initiative, DPW Director Dennis Johnson said. The latest federal grant joins the $235,000 Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) grant from the Virginia Department of Transportation earmarked for…
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Break near intersection with Nutley Street
A water main break Sunday near the intersection of Nutley Street and Courthouse Road has closed the area to traffic for a second time this weekend. The town said in an alert at 8:06 a.m. the road would be closed from Ware to Nutley Streets. It will be reopen after repairs have been made, the alert said. On Satuday, town crews repaired a break in the 400 block of Courthouse Road SW, shutting down the same section of road for much of the day. The town has seen a number of water breaks this month, including a string of nine breaks in one week earlier this month. Patch will update this story as more information becomes available. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Vienna Patch by signing up for newsletters here. Or keep in touch on…
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Repairs took most of the day; some water service interrupted
Update 6:44 p.m.: The water main break has been repaired, and the road has reopened, according to a town alert. Original: Town of Vienna crews are repairing a water main break in the 400 block of Courthouse Road SW on Saturday morning,shutting down the road for much of the day. The road will be closed from Ware to Nutley Streets, according to a Town of Vienna alert. Some homes will have interrupted water service as repairs are made. The town has seen a number of water breaks this month, including a string of nine breaks in one week earlier this month. Public Information Officer Kirstyn Barr and Director of Public Work Dennis Johnson said earlier this month in a letter to Patch that "extreme fluctuations in temperature are the main …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Break is ninth in as many days across Vienna
Update 1:39 p.m.: The westbound lane of Lawyers Road has been reopened to traffic, according to the town. Original: Town of Vienna crews are repairing a water main break Thursday morning on Lawyers Road — the ninth across town since the Fourth of July. The westbound lane of Lawyers Road will be closed between Sharon Lane and Holmes Drive until the road is repaired, the town said in a community alert sent at 8:49 a.m. Town of Vienna crews have dealt with several breaks and leaks since the Fourth of July, when a water main break shut down Hill Top Road NE and left residents without water on the first of several consecutive days of record heat across the region. On Saturday, Kingsley Road between Nutley Street and Meadow Lane was closed for …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Apple Blossom Court, Courthouse Road reopened, other roads still closed as crews repair remaining two water breaks Tuesday
Update 4:47 p.m.: Water has been restored at Courthouse Road and it will reopen shortly, Town spokeswoman Kirstyn Barr said. The intersection of Circle Drive and Harmony is limited to one lane while repairs are being made. Update 4:34 p.m.: Town spokeswoman Kirstyn Barr said the area surrounding one of three water breaks Tuesday has been reopened, but crews were continuing to repair the two remaining breaks in southeast Vienna. Water service has been restored at Apple Blossom Court, and the road there is reopened, Barr said. Crews are still making repairs at Courthouse Road and at the intersection of Circle and Harmony. Update 11:43 a.m.: Residents Without Water As Crews Repair Lines Day care shuts down, several roads closed as crews …
Monday, July 9, 2012
Incident is the fourth water main break in six days
Update 4:22 p.m.: Town spokeswoman Kirstyn Barr said the road has reopened and all water service has been restored. Original: Town crews closed a section of Battle Street on Monday morning to repair a water main break — the fourth in six days. Battle Street is closed between Birch and Plum Streets SW, according to a town alert. Vienna Public Information Officer Kirstyn Barr said at 9 a.m., about 20 residents are still without water. It wasn't clear when repairs would be complete, she said. The break is the fourth since Wednesday, when a water main break shut down nearby Hill Top Road NE and left residents without water on the first of several consecutive days of record heat across the region. The second was reported on Saturday, when …
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Third break in five days closed street at John Marshall Drive NE
Update 5:47 p.m.: Vienna Police Officer Gary Lose said the street is now reopen. Original 1:37 p.m. Town of Vienna crews are on site at a water main break on Glyndon Street NE, the third residents have seen across town since the Fourth of July. The intersection of the street with John Marshall Drive NE is closed while crews repair the roads, according to a town alert. The break is the third since Wednesday, when a water main break shut down nearby Hill Top Road NE and left residents without water on the first of several consecutive days across the region with temperatures at or near 100. The second was reported on Saturday, when Kingsley Road between Nutley Street and Meadow Lane was closed for several hours as crews made repairs. One …
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Incident left some residents without water on one of the hottest days of the year
Update 3 p.m.: The water main break is now repaired and water service has been restored, according to a Town of Vienna alert. Town crews are making temporary repairs to the road; permanent repairs will be made at a later date, the alert said. Update 10:39 a.m.: Resident Joan Walsh said around 10:30 that her water had returned, but it was brown. She said it appeared that not all homes in the area were affected by the break: Her neighbors on Ware Street never lost water, she said. Update 10:29 a.m: Town spokeswoman Kirstyn Barr said there is not yet a time estimate for water restoration or the reopening of the road. Barr said crews were marking the gas line so they could begin excavation for repairs. Original 9:57 a.m.: A water main break on…
Friday, June 29, 2012
DPW streamlines trash, recycling, special pickup collection
Separate pickup days will soon be a thing of the past for Vienna residents. Vienna's Department of Public works begins a new solid waste program Monday that will allow Department of Public Works crews to collect trash, recycling and special pickups on the same day each week. The plan, discussed by the Vienna Town Council in a series of public meetings this winter, divides the town into five "zones," one for each day of the week. Mondays North of Maple Avenue and West of Mill Street Tuesdays North of Maple Avenue and East of Mill Street (Including Maple Avenue Residents) Wednesdays South of Maple Avanue and East of Park Street (Including both sides of Park Street) Thursdays South of Maple Avenue, West of Park Street and North of Tapawingo …
Tom Nelson
12:35 am on Monday, August 20, 2012
A bit strange this. East St. between Maple and Church St. NE already has sidewalks.. both sides. While town crews are busy on Park St. NE slaughtering trees where works manager tells me town is going to lay a new sidewalk where one alreadyexists. Q: Will the town finish re-blacktopping ...repaving...the sidewalk in the 300 block of Church St. NE?? They left it undone last tow years. more ›