According to wtop.com, "Repairs included the removal of a decades-old subterranean brick drainage structure and the installation of a new concrete drainpipe, requiring workers to dig down over 50 feet into the earth. Workers were able to backfill the excavated area with concrete and resurface and repaint the road. The National Park Service blamed a ruptured stormwater drain for the sinkhole, measuring in at about 10 feet deep and 30 feet long — roughly the size of a bus — before being patched up over the course of several months."
As per wtop.com, "The lane closure has led to heavy backups along the 25-mile-long, heavily-trafficked route, especially for outbound travelers during the afternoon commute. Commuters can still expect some lane closures due to restoration work during off-peak hours throughout the course of several weeks. Work on targeted repaving at night will continue on the George Washington Memorial and Clara Barton parkways through the fall, according to NPS."
The commuters in Northern Virginia's George Washington Parkway can relax now as the roadwork is finally done. The lanes are back open after more than five months of lane closures to repair a gaping sinkhole. One of two northbound lanes of the parkway has been closed since May. The National Park Service in a Friday morning news release said that work near Dead Run has been completed and drivers can once again use both lanes as they approach the Capital Beltway.
According to wtop.com, "Repairs included the removal of a decades-old subterranean brick drainage structure and the installation of a new concrete drainpipe, requiring workers to dig down over 50 feet into the earth. Workers were able to backfill the excavated area with concrete and resurface and repaint the road. The National Park Service blamed a ruptured stormwater drain for the sinkhole, measuring in at about 10 feet deep and 30 feet long — roughly the size of a bus — before being patched up over the course of several months."
As per wtop.com, "The lane closure has led to heavy backups along the 25-mile-long, heavily-trafficked route, especially for outbound travelers during the afternoon commute. Commuters can still expect some lane closures due to restoration work during off-peak hours throughout the course of several weeks. Work on targeted repaving at night will continue on the George Washington Memorial and Clara Barton parkways through the fall, according to NPS."
According to wtop.com, "Repairs included the removal of a decades-old subterranean brick drainage structure and the installation of a new concrete drainpipe, requiring workers to dig down over 50 feet into the earth. Workers were able to backfill the excavated area with concrete and resurface and repaint the road. The National Park Service blamed a ruptured stormwater drain for the sinkhole, measuring in at about 10 feet deep and 30 feet long — roughly the size of a bus — before being patched up over the course of several months."
As per wtop.com, "The lane closure has led to heavy backups along the 25-mile-long, heavily-trafficked route, especially for outbound travelers during the afternoon commute. Commuters can still expect some lane closures due to restoration work during off-peak hours throughout the course of several weeks. Work on targeted repaving at night will continue on the George Washington Memorial and Clara Barton parkways through the fall, according to NPS."
