Translate[Archived] Question # 29: Provide a history of improvements made to Holmes Run Trail.
Question:
Provide a history of improvements made to Holmes Run Trail. (Councilwoman Jackson)
Response:
The Holmes Run Trail is an uninterrupted off-street trail that connects Chambliss St. in the west end of the City to Eisenhower Ave. in the southeast portion of the City. The Holmes Run Trail also connects to the Dora Kelley Trail that links the Sanger Ave. street end; Beauregard St. and N. Morgan St. to Dora Kelley Park. Annual maintenance includes trimming of vegetation, invasive and dead tree removal, tree planting, and ecological restoration plantings. Staff repairs benches and park features and removes debris from the hard surface trail. Additional maintenance activities include hard surface trail inspections and minor repairs of the asphalt and concrete portions of the trail. Maintenance of hard surface trails and soft surface trails are divided between Transportation and Environmental Services and Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities. Maintenance of vegetation is the responsibility of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities and is implemented by staff and with volunteer groups. Larger maintenance and improvement projects to the trail system in the past ten years include:
- CY 2012
- Installation of Trail Mile Markers (Phase I)
- CY 2013
- Installation of a new crossing at the Fairfax County border
- Installation of Fitness Stations
- CY 2015
- Installation of Trail Mile Markers (Phase II)
- Repairs to the trail boardwalks in Dora Kelley Nature Park
- EcoCounter (bike/ped counter) installed
- CY 2016
- Asphalt resurfacing to several trail segments from Chambliss St. to Eisenhower Ave.
- CY 2017
- Repairs to the Dora Kelley Flexi Pave Trail connecting Sanger Ave. to the Holmes Run Trail
- High water detour signage installed between North Beauregard Street and North Ripley Street
- Installation of Trail Mile Markers (Phase III)
- CY 2018
- New trail constructed east of I-395 and streambank stabilization work
- New pedestrian and bicycle bridge at Ripley St.
- CY 2019
- Crosswalks installed on Holmes Run Pkwy to improve access to Holmes Run Trail
- Sidewalk widened on N Beauregard St to improve access to Holmes Run Trail
- New trail kiosks in Dora Kelley Park
- Removal of damaged/fallen trees between Beauregard and I-395
Given the storm damage caused by storms in 2018 and 2019, the FY 2021 CIP has $1.0 million in trail rebuild and repair design and engineering funds, and the FY 2022 CIP has $15.0 million in (re)construction funds programmed.