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Award Follin Lane SE Reconstruction contract.
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EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
The asphalt pavement on Follin Lane SE from Maple Avenue to Echols Street is poor and requires full-depth reconstruction of the subbase and roadway surface. The existing drainage ditches are deep as they flow downhill towards Maple Avenue and should be replaced with a storm drain pipe system. A public sidewalk should be installed to connect the neighborhood to the Maple Avenue corridor on the north end and to the Echols Street sidewalk and Wildwood Park & trail on the south end.
As part of the project, the Maple Avenue right turn will be extended about 400 feet to allow Tysons bound traffic to bypass the waiting left turn queue keeping Follin Lane an attractive route for commuters and reduce neighborhood cut-through traffic. Sight lines will be improved at the Pine and Hine Street intersections where existing Town vegetation will be removed.
A variety of trees and other vegetation have grown up over the years. With a careful inspection, the Town Arborist determined some dead or diseased Town trees should be removed now, regardless of any potential project. With the Town Arborist's input the design plans have been adjusted to save as many important trees as possible, but remove about 39 dead or hazardous trees along with trees thinned to improve the growth of specimen trees.
The two-foot deep excavation to replace the asphalt and subgrade and storm sewer trenches requires Follin Lane to be closed to through traffic during construction. The townhouses and two properties that front Follin Lane will have temporary access from Follin Lane during construction. The signed detour route will be along Echols Street and Branch Avenue. All time-restricted turn signs will be removed during construction, so some motorists will cut through the neighborhood. If high volumes or high speed cut-through traffic becomes a problem, additional traffic management and en...
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