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 | Image | Description | District * Sort ascending | Watershed |
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Pike Branch at Wilton Road Stream Stabilization | The project will stabilize approximately 1,350 linear feet of stream channel between Telegraph Road and Wilton Road. | Franconia District | Cameron Run | |
Colvin Run Phase II at Lake Fairfax Park Stream Restoration | This project will restore about 4,454 feet of stream channels in Lake Fairfax Park using a large amount of woody debris in floodplains, reconnecting the stream to its floodplain where possible, and employing multiple unique engineered grade control struc | Hunter Mill District | Difficult Run | |
Sunset Hills Road Drainage Improvement Project | This project will reduce flooding upstream of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park around Sunset Hills Road near Isaac Newton Square W in Reston. | Hunter Mill District | Difficult Run | |
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 | |
Piney Run Tributary at Lamplighter Way | The project will restore about 1,200 linear feet of natural stream channel and protect sanitary sewer infrastructure and private property near Lamplighter Way in Reston. | Hunter Mill District | Difficult Run | |
Valley Avenue Neighborhood Stormwater Improvements | This project will evaluate existing drainage and stormwater infrastructure in the vicinity of Valley and Fairview Avenues and Cross Street. The primary goals of the project are to mitigate structural flooding and improve resiliency of the drainage system. | Dranesville District | Pimmit Run | |
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 | |
Tucker Avenue Neighborhood Stormwater Improvement Project | This neighborhood stormwater improvement project will evaluate existing drainage and stormwater infrastructure throughout the neighborhoods in the vicinity of Tucker Avenue and within a 67 acre drainage area that leads to the local stream, Pimmit Run. | Dranesville District | Pimmit Run | |
Dead Run at Georgetown Pike Stream Restoration | The project includes restoration of approximately 5,600 linear feet of Dead Run, its tributaries, stormwater outfalls and the floodplain within the stream valley between Churchill Road and Georgetown Pike. | Dranesville District | Dead Run | |
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 |