[Archived] Official Announcements: July 10 – July 16, 2010

Monday, July 12 - King Street Paving Project Begins
The City of Alexandria will begin work to resurface King Street starting July 12, between Columbus Street and the King Street Metro. The scope of the King Street improvement project includes two phases. The first phase will include curb and gutter repairs and new ADA accessible ramps at crosswalks, scheduled Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for approximately eight weeks. The second phase, which includes milling and paving, will start in mid-September. It is scheduled Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., and will last two to three weeks, weather permitting. For more information, please call Rashad Friday, Project Manager, at 703.746.4049 or e-mail Rashad.Friday@alexandriava.gov.

Monday, July 12 - Preconstruction Meeting for Sacandaga Totem Sculpture Postponed
The preconstruction meeting originally scheduled for July 12 will be postponed to late July. The onsite meeting will provide information on the installation of the Sacandaga Totem, by artist John Van Alstine, at the corner of King Street and Fayette Street. A notice will go out after a new date has been selected. For more information, visit www.alexandriacommissionforthearts.org or call 703.746.5588.

Tuesday, July 13 - Jones Point Park Community Meeting
Congressman James P. Moran, City of Alexandria, Virginia Department of Transportation, and the National Park Service will host a community meeting at 7 p.m. at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss park reconstruction plans scheduled to begin this fall. For more information, call 703.746.5504 or visit www.alexandriava.gov/34692.

Coming Soon

Tuesday, July 27 - Ad Hoc Fort Ward Park and Museum Area Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting
The City of Alexandria's Ad Hoc Fort Ward Park and Museum Area Stakeholder Advisory Group will meet at the Fort Ward Museum, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. at 7 p.m. For more information, e-mail laura.durham@alexandriava.gov.