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 Sort descending | District * | Watershed |
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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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Tripps Run at Barrett Road Flood Mitigation Project | This study assessed and evaluated four flood mitigation project scenarios including grading and stream enhancements along Tripps Run between Annandale Road and Sleepy Hollow Road. | Mason District | Cameron Run |