{"id":31081,"date":"2023-08-03T14:44:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T18:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=31081"},"modified":"2023-08-03T14:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T18:44:59","slug":"the-holmes-run-trail-is-closer-to-whole-bridge-near-duke-street-finally-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2023\/08\/the-holmes-run-trail-is-closer-to-whole-bridge-near-duke-street-finally-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"The Holmes Run Trail is closer to whole: bridge near Duke Street finally opens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ALEXANDRIA, Va. \u2014<\/strong> Good news for Holmes Run Trail users – the replacement bridge south of Duke Street is open. The trail is now continuous between the Ripley Street Bridge and Eisenhower Ave Trail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detour signs are removed too. Many cyclists and pedestrians cut through the 4600 Duke parking lot during the outage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of service since 2019, delayed 2 years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This original bridge closed in the fall of 2019<\/strong><\/a>. A city inspection found “that the bridge footings were unstable due to soft soil and loose rock below the footing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, Mayor Justin Wilson tweeted replacement was planned for 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s the latest: \u201cStaff report that the ped\/bike bridge South of Duke will able to be repaired within the next 12 months. It is a smaller and stand alone project. The rest of the repairs are more complicated with design in FY21 and build in FY22."<\/p>— Justin Wilson (@justindotnet) August 23, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>