[RP TownTalk] Wachovia/410/Route 1 -- was: EYA East Status

[Vernon Archer]

Friends and neighbors,

As I have just written a piece for my upcoming Mayor's Report in the Town
Crier on the topic of the street work at 410 and Route 1 I want to share it
now.  See below.

Best wishes,

Vern
**
*Improvements at Baltimore Avenue and East West Highway*



I want to catch everyone up on the improvements being made at Route One and
Highway 410. This work is being done with funds provided by developers EYA
for their project along Baltimore Avenue and Potomac Development for the
Wachovia Bank project slated for the corner.



The design is to improve the flow of traffic through the intersection and to
accommodate expected new traffic that will come from the new development.
The most substantive changes are all on 410, with nothing substantial
happening to Route One.  Westbound changes consist of cutting back the north
curb line from Route 1 to 46th Avenue and shifting the existing medium
approximately 5 feet north.  These changes will allow longer turn lanes
(both left and right), while also increasing the flow of traffic through the
intersections westbound. Points to turn both left and right will not change.



Going eastbound the south curb line has been cut back and realigned to
create a more acceptable entrance and exit into and out of West Beale
Circle. This is particularly important as the only exit from the new bank
will be onto West Beale.  This change will provide a merge lane onto East
West Highway for motorists coming from West Beale Circle and provide a safe
turn lane for those exiting from 410 in order to access the bank or other
nearby businesses.



The construction, which started in August, is supposed to finish by the end
of October.  At this point the contractor is on schedule.



Unfortunately the most disruptive phase of the construction is still ahead
of us.  Since the medium is being shifted the contractors will have to
create a shift in the east and west bound traffic so that construction work
on the new partition can begin. During this phase the contractor will have
to occupy the inside lanes in both directions, which will result in traffic
back ups both morning and evening until the phase is completed.  That will
require between one and two weeks.



We thank you in advance for your patience while this work is being
completed.


On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 7:17 AM, <bruce.wernek at mindspring.com> wrote:

> FYI
>
> The work on the corner has been going on for at least two months.  Before
> the Wachovia construction can begin, the road improvements need to be
> completed.
>
> Bruce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Alice Ewen Walker <alice at ewenwalker.com>
> >Sent: Sep 24, 2008 5:12 PM
> >To: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> >Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> >Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Wachovia/410/Route 1 -- was: EYA East Status
> >
> >Yes ... current work is road widening associated w/ traffic
> >requirements per SHA. Also there will be some relocation of Verizon
> >access on Beale circle connecting to the Wachovia site, which is
> >related to the Wachovia development.
> >
> >On 9/24/08, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> My understanding is that's the 410/Rt 1 intersection improvements that
> were
> >> written into the *EYA* contract - nothing to do with Wachovia.  No?
> >>
> >> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Alan Thompson and Sarah Wayland <
> >> twacks at his.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> my guess is this will happen before any Wachovia construction at Rt 1 @
> >>>> 410!
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> But wait! Haven't you noticed the Giant Piles of Dirt on that corner?
> And
> >>> a
> >>> bulldozer? Something's going on there (I have no idea what, but
> >>> something....)
> >>>
> >>> -Sarah
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >--
> >Alice Ewen Walker
> >Councilwoman, Ward 1
> >Town of Riverdale Park
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-- 
Vernon Archer, Mayor
Town of Riverdale Park, Maryland
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