Public Works and Environmental Services Alert:
DPWES has selected the following projects to spotlight with detailed information regarding background, benefits, and what to expect.
Project Name Sort ascending | Image | Description | District * | Watershed |
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Paul Spring Branch at Sherwood Hall Stream Restoration | This project will restore about 12,000 feet of Paul Spring Branch and the North Fork of Little Hunting Creek, tributaries, stormwater outfalls and the floodplain within the stream valley between Mason Hill Drive, Sherwood Hall Road and Collingwood Road. | Mount Vernon District | Little Hunting Creek | |
Old Courthouse Spring Branch at Ashgrove Historic Park Stream Restoration | The project will restore about 2,000 linear feet of natural stream channel, replace the culvert under Ashgrove Lane and repair the trail. | Hunter Mill District | Difficult Run | |
Long Branch North at I66 Stream Restoration Project | The project will restore approximately 2,400 linear feet of degraded channel of Long Branch and its tributaries between I-66 and Old Lee Highway. | Providence District | Accotink Creek | |
Long Branch North at Arlington Blvd and Robin Ridge Court Stream Restoration (SD-000031-219) | The project includes restoration of 4,500 linear feet of Long Branch, its tributaries, stormwater outfalls and the floodplain within the stream valley between Dogwood Lane and Route 50 (Arlington Boulevard). | Providence District | Accotink Creek | |
Long Branch Central Watershed Management Area Project | This project will restore about 34,000 linear feet of stream in the watershed which runs from Maple Avenue on the west to Wakefield Chapel Road on the east. | Braddock District | Accotink Creek | |
Little Pimmit Run Tributary at Woodland Terrace Stream Restoration | The project will restore up to approximately 1,000 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Little Pimmit Run between Forest Lane and North Albemarle Street in McLean. The drainage system at Chesterbrook Road and North Albemarle Street has a history of drai | Dranesville District | Pimmit Run | |
Lake Accotink Analysis and Feasibility Study | This project will remove about 500,000 cubic yards of sediment from Lake Accotink and establish an ongoing maintenance dredging program. | Braddock District | Accotink Creek | |
Kent Garden Neighborhood Stormwater Improvement Project | This neighborhood stormwater improvement project will evaluate the existing concrete channel that conveys the majority of flow in the neighborhood and will improve the capacity of the system thereby reducing localized flooding and addressing public safety | Dranesville District | Pimmit Run | |
Headwaters of Popes Head Creek at Brecon Ridge Subdivision Stream Restoration Project | The project will restore approximately 3,000 linear feet of Popes Head Creek, stabilize stormwater outfalls, and re-establish the stream valley floodplain connection and riparian corridor. | Springfield District | Popes Head Creek | |
Dogue Creek at Old Mill Road | The project will restore approximately 2,800 linear feet of stream channel. The existing channel is unstable as evidenced by raw stream banks and the widening stream channel. | Mount Vernon District | Dogue Creek |