“Bad news early this morning in House Transportation SubCommittee 2, as Del. Rob Krupicka from Alexandria’s HB2159 / Stop for Pedestrians in a Marked Crosswalk, despite strong support from five speakers, and none in opposition…”

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For those who’ve been looking to get the law refined and tightened up to eliminate confusion, you’ll have to wait another year apparently.

From Virginia Bicycling Federation Legislative Update:

Betsy Carr (Richmond), Jeion Ward (Newport News) & LeMunyon (Chantilly) voting yea, while Chairman Garrett was joined by Scott Taylor (VA Beach), Terry Austin (Buchanan), & Todd Pillion (Abingdon) in voting to kill it.

View Official documents at LIS Virginia Legislative Information Center:

HB 2159 Pedestrians; crossing highways.
Introduced by: K. Rob Krupicka | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Pedestrians crossing highways. Clarifies the duties of vehicles to stop to allow pedestrians to cross highways at marked crosswalks.

Existing state law that will not change includes:

The drivers of vehicles entering, crossing, or turning at intersections shall change their course, slow down, or stop if necessary to permit pedestrians to cross such intersections safely and expeditiously.

Pedestrians crossing highways at intersections shall at all times have the right-of-way over vehicles making turns into the highways being crossed by the pedestrians.

Emphasis ours.

Note crosswalk signal across Shore Drive. This vehicle has right of way over pedestrian crossing.

Note crosswalk signal across Shore Drive. This vehicle has right of way over pedestrian crossing.

Lynnhaven Inlet…..1978

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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.

“HOUSE BILL NO. 2159 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled January 14, 2015 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-924 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pedestrians crossing highways. ———- Patron– Krupicka ———- Referred to Committee on Transportation”

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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.

#LESNERBRIDGE update from Project Manager – first bridge segment for the new WB (westbound) bridge was successfully cast

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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.

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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

Eastbound Shore Drive REOPENED

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View previous posts about tragic deadly crash.

“Police say the female driver was operating a 4-door, 2003 Volvo eastbound on Shore Drive when she crossed the center median and hit a tree. When officers arrived on scene, they found the female driver deceased and a male passenger injured.”

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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.

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FATAL ACCIDENT 2500 BLOCK OF SHORE DRIVE – EASTBOUND AT FIRST LANDING CLOSED. HAPPENING NOW.

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View LIVE VIDEO at 13 News Now.

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More 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.

Hooray for a safer #LESNERBRIDGE !

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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.

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Screen shot of bridge construction cam at 10am Tuesday January 20th 2015.

Screen shot of bridge construction cam at 10am Tuesday January 20th 2015.

“​The city of Virginia Beach launched two free mobile apps designed to make information even more accessible and provide residents the capability to submit service requests via their mobile devices.”

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At VBGov.com:

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.

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“Effort to rename Lesner Bridge for Denton”

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View video at 13NewsNow.com.

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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:

    “Others have suggested making permanent its nickname, the Lynnhaven Inlet Bridge, or bestowing the honor on longtime Vice Mayor Louis Jones, who represents part of the Shore Drive corridor.”

Shore Drive Community Coalition General Meeting Monday January 26, 2015 7:30-8:30 pm

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(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

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#LESNERBRIDGE lane closures today

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From COVB Public Works Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT:
January 19, 2015 Drew Lankford, (757) 385-8062
(757) 409-4353
dlankfor@vbgov.com

Temporary 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.

Screen shot of bridge construction cam at 7am this morning.

Lynnhaven Inlet….. 1950

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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.

“Virginia Beach HAS NOT Been Suspended From Flood Insurance Program”

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At VBgov.com:

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.

#LESNERBRIDGE Update from Project Manager – “Faded pavement markings”…

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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) 757.409.4353

To 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

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“Others have suggested making permanent its nickname, the Lynnhaven Inlet Bridge, or bestowing the honor on longtime Vice Mayor Louis Jones, who represents part of the Shore Drive corridor.”

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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.

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.

Learn more about #LESNERBRIDGE construction at SDCC.info.

“Bayfront Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Resort and Conference Center, 2800 Shore Drive, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Subcommittee meetings will be conducted from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and are open to the public to observe.”

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News Release at VBGov.com:

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.

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” Temporary Daytime Lane Reductions on Lesner Bridge on Tuesday” #LESNERBRIDGE

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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.

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We’re going to start 2015 with our first FOLO meeting at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center on Pleasure House Point on Monday, Jan. 26th at 3:30 pm.

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3 Live Oaks

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

Visit FOLO website: FriendsOfLiveOaks.org.

Chesapeake Bay Low Rent Regatta 1989

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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: 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.