Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook
Photo Credit from The New Tidewater Flashback in Facebook.
Thanks to Traycee for allowing us to share these!
Let us know in comments below if you’d like to see more flashback photos of the Shore Drive community.
View entire proposed Bill at LIS Virginia Legislative Information Page.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Pedestrians crossing highways. Clarifies the duties of vehicles to stop to allow pedestrians to cross highways at marked crosswalks.
January 23 2015 update:
Friends:
On January 16th, 2015, a major milestone was reached on the Lesner Bridge Replacement Project – the first bridge segment for the new WB (westbound) bridge was successfully cast at Atlantic Metrocast, Inc. which is located in Portsmouth, VA. This segment is shown below along with the formwork for bridge segment 2 which is being match-cast against the first bridge segment. Concrete for segment 2 was placed on January 22, 2015.
The casting yard will quickly begin to produce these bridge segments on a regular basis – all 171 one of them for the WB Bridge. Needless to say, there is a lot of exciting activity taking place right now at the casting yard as the momentum builds on the project.
The casting yard isn’t the only place where a lot of activity is taking place on the bridge replacement project. Over the past several weeks you may have also noticed a number of changes at the project site:
Ø The retaining wall on the west side of the bridge (in front of 3556 On The Bay) has nearly been completed;
Ø Construction of the retaining wall for the new bridge approach has started on the east side of the bridge along the former Duck Inn property and is rapidly taking shape;
Ø The last of the concrete for the temporary bulkhead at the Lynnhaven Dredge Material Storage Area has been placed and the bulkhead is now being backfilled with sand;
Ø The painted and faded temporary pavement markings on Shore Drive between Page Avenue and East Stratford Street have been replaced with thermoplastic markings and reflective pavement markers;
Ø Utility work within the new bridge approach on the west side of the bridge is now nearing completion. The base course for the new roadway has recently been placed and compacted in front of 3556 On The Bay Condominiums;
Ø All of the steel reinforcing and formwork has been placed for the column at pier #1. Concrete will be placed in this pier column either Tuesday or Wednesday next week;
Ø The concrete cap for pier #2 was placed last week. The steel reinforcing for the bridge column at pier #2 is now being assembled;
Ø The last of the drilled shafts at bridge pier #3 was completed this week and the bridge contactor will be making preparations to mobilize equipment to bridge pier #4 which is located next to the existing wooden fender system along the Federal Channel (there are 9 piers for each bridge);
Ø An area of Ocean Park Beach next to the new retaining wall has been prepared to receive the 30 storage containers of parts for the gantry crane that will be assembled on Pier 1 and Abutment A of the new bridge. Once this crane is assembled, the pre-cast concrete bridge segments can begin to be placed for the new bridge. Placement of these first bridge segments is expected in late April 2015 or early May 2015.
A final note to all boaters who use Crab Creek for their access to and from the Lynnhaven Boat Ramps: The annual maintenance dredging for Crab Creek and the dredging in front of the temporary bulkhead will begin on or about Monday, January 26th, 2015. Navigation of the Crab Creek channel will be maintained, however, there will be a lot of equipment out there, SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL navigating your vessel around this equipment when using Crab Creek. All dredging in this channel will be complete by February 28th, 2015.
That’s it for now. Have a safe driving weekend!
-Chris
View previous posts about tragic deadly crash.
Coverage at WAVY.com including video:
Eastbound Shore Drive is closed from 83rd Street to First Landing State Park while police investigate the accident. It is unknown at this time how long the road will be closed.
View LIVE VIDEO at 13 News Now.
Shore Drive was closed at the First Landing State Park gate to 83rd Street, to include the Fort Story mid-gate, until 6:45 a.m. The westbound lane was opened at that point, but eastbound remained closed.
If you’ve recently driven over the #LESNERBRIDGE you’ve noticed the toasty weather allowed Public Works the ability to get new, bright lines and reflectors added to the road both east & west bound.
Screen shot of bridge construction cam at 10am Tuesday January 20th 2015.
VB Connect, is a portal app that provides access to all official City of Virginia Beach mobile applications. Here, citizens and visitors can find city news, photos, hot topics, city job vacancies, contact information, and more. Residents can even find apps
And:
The VB Works app, which is now available and is powered by SeeClick Fix, enables citizens to submit service requests such as pothole repairs, traffic light problems, or bulky item pick-ups directly from their mobile devices. When submitting issues via the mobile app, residents can provide locational, descriptive, and photographic information as they see the issue in real time.
About Jeremiah Denton at Wikipedia:
Denton is best known from this period of his life for the 1966 televised press conference in which he was forced to participate as an American POW by his North Vietnamese captors. He used the opportunity to communicate successfully and to confirm for the first time to the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence and Americans that American POWs were being tortured in North Vietnam. He repeatedly blinked his eyes in Morse code during the interview, spelling out the word, “T-O-R-T-U-R-E”.
Related #LESNERBRIDGE renaming posts at SDCC.info:
(Intersection of Shore Drive and East Stratford Rd.)
Call to order:
Meeting topic:
Virginia Beach’s Economic Outlook for 2015 with Council Jim Wood
Officers’ Reports:
Old Business: New Business:
Adjourn
President’s Report Vice President’s Report Secretary’s Report Treasurer’s Report
Officer slate for 2015 SDCC elections for 2015
David Williams
Rick Mercadante
Todd Solomon –December Minutes Paulette Hruska
Next SDCC- Monday February 23, 2015
7:30pm @ Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Station
From COVB Public Works Press Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT:
January 19, 2015 Drew Lankford, (757) 385-8062
(757) 409-4353
dlankfor@vbgov.comTemporary Daytime Lane Reductions on Lesner Bridge on Tuesday
Virginia Beach Public Works has announced that there will be single lane closures on Lesner Bridge tomorrow morning, Tuesday, January 20, 2015, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3p.m.
The lane closures will be on both eastbound and westbound Shore Drive between Vista Circle and East Stratford Street.
Crews will be restoring the faded temporary pavement markings in these areas.
For additional information, contact Chris Wojtowicz at cwojtowi@vbgov.com, or (757) 385-4131.
Screen shot of bridge construction cam at 7am this morning.
Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook
Thanks to Traycee for allowing us to share these!
Let us know in comments below if you’d like to see more flashback photos of the Shore Drive community.
On Dec. 10, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region 3 office sent a letter to Virginia Beach Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr., confirming that Virginia Beach was in compliance with the flood insurance program. In addition, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) confirms that Virginia Beach is in compliance with all requirements of the program, and will not be suspended.
January 15 2014 Update:
Friends:
As we bask in the cold, damp, drizzly, foggy, chilly, London-type weather, while watching moss grow everywhere, we have been receiving some inquiries about some pavement problems that need to be addressed on the Lesner Bridge project.
Below is the latest information from Chris Wojtowicz, our project manager. Please give this a look when you have the time, and feel free to let Chris or me know if you have any questions or need more information.
As a reminder, we are regularly updating information on our WEB page at: http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/public-works/roadways/Pages/lesner-bridge-7-14.aspx .
You can also follow us on Twitter at: @lesnerbridge.
If you know of someone who would like to be added to our update list, please have them get in touch with me at this e-mail address and I will be glad to add them.
Please feel free to pass this along to others. Thanks again for all of your patience throughout this project.
Thanks for all your questions and comments – and patience. Enjoy your weekend, and please stay warm and be safe.
Drew Lankford
Media and Communications
Department of Public Works
City of Virginia Beach
dlankfor@vbgov.com
(O) 757.385.8062
(C) 757.409.4353To All:
This Lesner Bridge project update is to bring you all up to speed on the status of addressing several pavement issues on Shore Drive within the bridge project limits. We have been receiving a number of phone calls, texts, and emails regarding the faded temporary pavement markings on westbound Shore Drive just past the Page Avenue intersection, as well as the bump on eastbound Shore Drive at the Vista Circle intersection.
1) The “Bump”: A request for estimate and schedule has been submitted to a paving contractor. This estimate is due to the City no later than tomorrow, 1/16/2015. The estimate is based on the milling of the asphalt that is causing this bump in the eastbound outside lane for Shore Drive at the Vista Circle intersection and then replacing this asphalt with up to 2” of surface asphalt to match the elevation of the existing concrete pavement and eliminate the elevation difference that is causing the bump.
2) Faded Pavement Markings: We are very aware of the faded pavement markings along Shore Drive, both eastbound and westbound, and between East Stratford Street and Vista Circle/Page Avenue. We have attempted three times to replace these markings, but due to the wet weather and cold temperatures we have had to delay this maintenance work. Once we get a day where the pavement temperature is 50°F and rising, as well as dry, we will replace these painted temporary markings with a more durable thermoplastic marking. We will also place raised reflective pavement makers to help delineate the travel and turn lanes during wet weather and nighttime driving.
Once we have a definite schedule for this work, we will send out a news release announcing the date and times for the lane closures required to perform this work.
We appreciate your patience on these issues as we navigate through this period of cold and wet – typical coastal VIRGINIA – weather.
Thanks Again,
-Chris
Christopher J. Wojtowicz, P.E.
Project Manager
City of Virginia Beach
Department of Public Works
Municipal Center-Bldg 2
2405 Court House Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456-9031
Phone: (757) 385-5785
Fax: (757) 385-5668
email: cwojtowi@vbgov.com
View article at Pilotonline.com:
Voting will be open through the end of February.
The Bayfront Advisory Commission, which advises the City Council on issues pertaining to the Shore Drive and Chesapeake Bay-area communities, is expecting some unique input.
Click to visit website to submit your response.
About Vice Mayor Jones about VBGov.com who has represented Baylake Pines, Chesapeake Beach & Ocean Park neighborhoods for years.
He serves as the City Council liaison to several organizations, including the Water Task Force Committee, the Bayfront Advisory Commission, the Oceana Land Use Conformity Committee, the Pembroke Strategic Growth Area Policy Committee and the Town Center Committee.
About the Bayfront Advisory Committee at VBGOv.com:
The purpose of the Bayfront Advisory Committee (BAC) shall be to serve in an advisory capacity to City Council with respect to development and improvement to the Bayfront area.
There will be an opportunity for presentations from the public on other projects in the Bayfront area. The Committee generally concludes its deliberations around 4:30 p.m. The meeting is then opened to the public for comments.
Virginia Beach Public Works has announced that there will be single lane closures on Lesner Bridge tomorrow, Tuesday, January 13, 2015, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3p.m.
The lane closures will be on both eastbound and westbound Shore Drive between Vista Circle and East Stratford Street.
Crews will be restoring the faded temporary pavement markings in these areas.
For additional information, contact Chris Wojtowicz at cwojtowi@vbgov.com, or (757) 385-4131.
We’ll be meeting in the Osprey Conference Room, but I’ll be waiting in the foyer. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone and showing you this beautiful new facility.
~ Karen
Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook
Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook
Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook
Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook
Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook
Photo Credit from The New Tidewater Flashback in Facebook.
Thanks to Traycee for allowing us to share these!
Let us know in comments below if you’d like to see more flashback photos of the Shore Drive community.
HOORAY FOR FIXING BUMP!
Ahem.
January 9 2015 UPDATE:
Friends:
I hope that all of you have had a safe and enjoyable holiday season. Now it’s back to work and back to our Lesner Bridge Project updates!
The cold temperatures and blustery winds aren’t helping, but work on the new westbound (WB) bridge and temporary bulkhead began again this past Monday (1/5/2015) after the holiday break. Also, form work for the first bridge segments have been assembled at the casting yard in Portsmouth (Atlantic Metrocast Inc. next to the Jordan Bridge). The steel reinforcement on several of the new bridge segments have been tied and pouring of the first concrete segment will begin in approximately one week (see photo below). [Note: The new Lesner Bridge will have a similar appearance as the Jordan Bridge shown in the background.]
Now some quick notes on the latest construction progress:
Ø Construction of the new bridge abutment “A” located on the west side of the new WB bridge has been completed.
Ø The foundation cap for Pier #1 (first pier located east of Abutment A) has been completed. Steel reinforcement and formwork for the support column that is being built on this cap is now being assembled and will be in place by the end of next week .
Ø The foundation cap for Pier #2 (second pier located east of Abutment A) is now being constructed. Steel reinforcement and formwork for the foundation cap is currently being placed and readied for the scheduled concrete pour on Monday, January 12, 2015.
Ø Installation of drilled shafts at Pier #3 continues. One of the five shafts for this foundation has been completed. Work on the second shaft began on Wednesday (1/07/2015), and will be completed by tomorrow, Saturday the 10th. The remaining drilled shafts for this pier is scheduled to be complete by 1/23/2015.
Ø Work on the WB bridge approach in front of 3556 On the Bay condos (Shore Drive/East Stratford Street) continues. The concrete retaining wall, utilities, and temporary wire wall are all being installed – concurrently – at this location. It is expected that both the temporary wire wall (next to WB Shore Drive) and the new textured concrete retaining wall will be completed by Wednesday of next week (1/14/2015). Once these items are completed, the contractor will begin installing the new 16-inch water main up to the new bridge abutment. Some utility work will be needed in the intersection of East Stratford Street and Shore Drive as part of this new water main tie-in and construction. Once we have a schedule for this this utility work we will send out another update.
Ø Work on the WB bridge approach next to the old Duck-In property (Shore Drive/Page Avenue) also continues. A portion of the concrete footing for the new retaining wall has been poured and the area prepared for the placement of the pre-cast concrete retaining wall panels. The first of these textured concrete retaining wall panels will be installed at this location on or about January 14, 2015.
Ø The developer of the Duck-In site is currently constructing a seawall as part of their new development for the property. Where this private seawall meets the City’s right-of-way, the City will extend the seawall under the new bridges and tie into the existing bulkhead located on the south side of the bridges at the Virginia Pilots Association. The City’s bridge contractor has recently installed a portion of the City’s seawall between the existing WB Lesner bridge and the private seawall. The remainder of the City’s seawall will be installed once both existing bridges are demolished.
Ø As many of you have noticed over the past month there have been several lane closures on westbound Shore Drive between Page Avenue and East Stratford Street. Several of these closures were needed to repair several portions of the temporary concrete barrier service and others were needed to remove the sand that had accumulated on the roadway. We have asked the contractor to provide better notice of these daytime lane closures so that we can better inform you of these events. There was a single lane closure on both eastbound and westbound Shore Drive between Page Avenue and East Stratford Street today between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM. The bridge contractor was repairing several potholes that have developed on Shore Drive. Time permitting, he was also going to re-stripe the temporary pavement markings that have faded over the past few months.
Ø The City will be addressing bump on eastbound Shore Drive, located in the outside lane at the Vista Circle intersection (just before Starbucks®). We are waiting for the cost estimate from the Public Works annual service contractor so that we can prepare the work order and schedule this work. We expect this estimate sometime next week. We will provide an update of when this work will be performed as soon as we get the schedule from the paving contractor. Essentially, we will mill out the EB portion of the intersection and then overlay with asphalt to match the existing elevation of the concrete turn lane at Vista Circle to remove this bump.
Lastly, the construction of the temporary bulkhead at the Lynnhaven Dredge Material Storage Site (LDMSS) is nearing completion. All of the concrete cap for this bulkhead will be completed next week. Dredging in front of this temporary bulkhead will likely begin the last week of January and will be coordinated with the City’s annual Crab Creek dredging maintenance contractor.
That’s it for now. Have a great weekend, and please drive safely!
-Chris
Christopher J. Wojtowicz, P.E.
Project Manager
City of Virginia Beach
Department of Public Works
Municipal Center-Bldg 2
2405 Court House Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456-9031
Phone: (757) 385-5785
Fax: (757) 385-5668
email: cwojtowi@vbgov.com
Screen shot of construction cam photo taken at 1215 JUL14 2014 12:15pm. The first photo!
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