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<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">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.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Improvements at Baltimore Avenue and East West Highway</span></u></b></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Westbound changes consist of cutting back the north curb line from Route 1 to 46<sup>th</sup> Avenue and shifting the existing medium approximately 5 feet north.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The construction, which started in August, is supposed to finish by the end of October.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At this point the contractor is on schedule. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Unfortunately the most disruptive phase of the construction is still ahead of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That will require between one and two weeks.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">We thank you in advance for your patience while this work is being completed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 7:17 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bruce.wernek@mindspring.com">bruce.wernek@mindspring.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">FYI<br><br>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.<br>
<br>Bruce<br>
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<div class="Wj3C7c"><br>-----Original Message-----<br>>From: Alice Ewen Walker <<a href="mailto:alice@ewenwalker.com">alice@ewenwalker.com</a>><br>>Sent: Sep 24, 2008 5:12 PM<br>>To: Dwight Holmes <<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>><br>
>Cc: TownTalk <<a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a>><br>>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Wachovia/410/Route 1 -- was: EYA East Status<br>><br>>Yes ... current work is road widening associated w/ traffic<br>
>requirements per SHA. Also there will be some relocation of Verizon<br>>access on Beale circle connecting to the Wachovia site, which is<br>>related to the Wachovia development.<br>><br>>On 9/24/08, Dwight Holmes <<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> My understanding is that's the 410/Rt 1 intersection improvements that were<br>>> written into the *EYA* contract - nothing to do with Wachovia. No?<br>>><br>>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Alan Thompson and Sarah Wayland <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:twacks@his.com">twacks@his.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>>> my guess is this will happen before any Wachovia construction at Rt 1 @<br>>>>> 410!<br>>>>><br>>>><br>
>>> But wait! Haven't you noticed the Giant Piles of Dirt on that corner? And<br>>>> a<br>>>> bulldozer? Something's going on there (I have no idea what, but<br>>>> something....)<br>
>>><br>>>> -Sarah<br>>>><br>>>><br>>><br>><br>><br>>--<br>>Alice Ewen Walker<br>>Councilwoman, Ward 1<br>>Town of Riverdale Park<br>>_______________________________________________<br>
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