Arlington County has officially finished replacing the old Carlin Springs Road bridge near Ballston.
Most of the construction on the new bridge over N. George Mason Drive had wrapped up last month, with crews working on paving and re-striping by mid-June. The Department of Environmental Services celebrated the project’s completion in a tweet Tuesday, writing that the project was “ahead of schedule and under budget.”
On the project’s website, officials noted that crews were finishing installing new street lights on the bridge, as well as improving some landscaping along George Mason Drive.
Thanks for your patience, Arlington. Any inconveniences during the work are now water under the bridge. https://t.co/r6Ca8Dz9mZ pic.twitter.com/ZypU0dgrS4
— Arlington Department of Environmental Services (@ArlingtonDES) July 30, 2019
Previously, neighbors had written to ARLnow to complain of the delays caused by the construction and, in particular, drivers illegally u-turning on Carlin Springs to get to George Mason. DES spokesman Eric Balliet said at the time the department as working on adding a turn lane to fix the problem.
On Tuesday, the department thanked people for their patience noting that “any inconveniences during the work are now water under the bridge.”
Demolition of the old bridge started two years ago, after the County Board approved plans dating back to 2011, which aimed to replace the “deteriorated” structure with a new bridge featuring bike lanes, wider sidewalks, and better street lights, among other improvements.
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