[RP TownTalk] Closing of the UMD parking lot-clarification?

Sat Dec 12 15:42:12 UTC 2015

Hi Bob,

The latest and greatest purple line maps are available at

http://www.purplelinemd.com/en/maps

I'm not sure of specific questions you might have, but can (probably)
answer them if you let me know.

Best regards,

Alan

On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 9:14 AM, bob smith <sfmc68 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Chris Currie raises one of my questions too - what next? What will the
> connection to the coming traffic circle look like to RP residents, and
> of course How does the purple line impact us along kenilworth?
> thanks
> bob smith
>
> On 12/12/15 8:35 AM, Chris Currie wrote:
> > My family used this cut-through at least 25 times per week for work and
> > school commuting.  I've estimated that the closure will cause an
> > additional 80 hours of commuting time for our family alone -- the
> > equivalent of two full weeks of work.  I can only imagine what the
> > aggregate amount of time lost will be for the residents of Riverdale
> > Park and surrounding communities.
> >
> > This is not to kvetch -- I know the closure is necessary for an
> > important transportation project -- but simply to note the enormity of
> > the burden it puts upon many of us.
> >
> > In light of this fact, do we have any real assurance that the ERCO
> > parking lot cut-through will be reopened after the bridge construction
> > is complete?
> >
> > Sorry, but I can just imagine some bureaucrat in Annapolis or Upper
> > Marlboro or College Park thinking to himself, "This was a great way to
> > shut down an irregular and improper mode of vehicular traffic without
> > provoking a huge outcry."  Just like Queens Chapel Rd. was shut down
> > through University Park for the construction of a public-works project
> > and then never reopened, I can easily foresee the same thing happening
> > here.
> >
> > To be honest, many times I've driven through the Erco lot and wondered
> > how long it would be until I arrived one morning to find a couple
> > bollards and a chain had been put across the Lafayette St. entrance to
> > the parking lot.  I'm sure there are insurance implications for the
> > Univ. of Md. to allowing all that public through-traffic across their
> > private parking lot.  Or maybe a new office building would be built on
> > the Erco site and then there would be another reason to restrict entry
> > into the parking lot.
> >
> > What really should happen is that Riverdale Park and the University of
> > Maryland should hammer out an agreement to create a public right-of-way
> > through the parking lot, and then build a real street on that section.
> > Funding that modest project would have been a nice thing to include in
> > the original concordat with the Cafritz family, but that's water under
> > the bridge now, so to speak.
> >
> > Can anyone in the know comment on the ultimate designs on the Erco
> > cut-through, if there are any?
> >
> > Thanks --
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Jessica Barnes <jbarnes at riverdaleparkmd.gov
> > <mailto:jbarnes at riverdaleparkmd.gov>>
> > Date: Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 2:13 PM
> > Subject: [RP Town Announce] Special Announcement Construction Update
> Notice
> > November 25, 2015
> > To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> > <mailto:towntalk at riverdale-park.org>, townannounce at riverdale-park.org
> > <mailto:townannounce at riverdale-park.org>
> >
> >
> > *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT*
> >
> > *CONSTRUCTION UPDATE NOTICE*
> >
> > *November 25, 2015*
> >
> >
> >
> > *Closure of Parking Lot of Former ERCO Plant Between the Rivertech Court
> > Cul-de-sac and Lafayette Avenue in Riverdale Park*
> >
> >
> >
> > Work will soon begin on the much awaited new CSX crossing at Riverdale
> Park
> > Station. The bridge construction work is significant and requires the
> > closing of the former ERCO plant parking lot between the Rivertech Court
> > cul-de-sac and Lafayette Avenue. This route has been used for years as a
> > ?short cut? from Lafayette Avenue to M-Square. *The closure will begin on
> > or about December 14, 2015 and will continue until the new bridge is
> open ?
> > estimated to be in April 2017.*
> >
> >
> >
> > The initial construction activities include the relocation of existing
> > electrical and gas utilities that run parallel to the CSX tracks. Utility
> > relocations are necessary for the construction of the new bridge over the
> > CSX railroad tracks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Temporary detour signage will be installed at the point of the
> construction
> > directing bicyclists to an alternate route around the bridge
> construction.
> > In addition, Gateway Park along the Route 1 frontage of the site will
> soon
> > be open and provide bike/pedestrian access along Route 1.
> >
> >
> >
> > While this will create a temporary inconvenience for motorists, when
> > completed the new bridge will greatly improve mobility in the area. Below
> > is a rendering of the new bridge.
> >
> >
> >
> > The closure is scheduled to take effect on or about December 14, 2015 and
> > will continue until the new bridge is open ? estimated to be in April
> 2017.
> > For any questions, please contact Robert Lockhart of Capital Construction
> > Consultants at 202-669-7157 or email at rlockhart at ccci-dc.com
> > <mailto:rlockhart at ccci-dc.com>.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jessica
> >
> > Jessica E. Barnes
> >
> > Town Clerk
> >
> > Riverdale Park
> >
> > 5008 Queensbury Road
> >
> > Riverdale Park, MD 20737
> >
> > www.riverdaleparkmd.info <http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/>
> >
> > 301-927-6381 <tel:301-927-6381>
> >
> >
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