When there’s two-way traffic, both sides have to stop and let cars go over the bridge one at a time (sometimes two at a time, if you’re lucky). Traffic backs up at these bridges during rush hour. It’s a pet peeve of mine.
I don’t know why the road crews didn’t put two lanes on these bridges over creeks when the roads were built. Maybe they wanted a certain rustic charm or a way to slow down traffic. Either way I’m against it.
So I was happy to read that the Virginia Department of Transportation is looking to replace one of those aging one-lane bridges with a two-lane structure. Construction on that bridge on Hunter Mill Road at Colvin Run isn’t expected to start until spring 2021 though. Government moves slowly.
Related reading:
Replacement Sought for Aging Hunter Mill Road Bridge (Reston Now)
Bridge replacement in Fairfax County: Hunter Mill Road over Colvin Run (Virginia Department of Transportation)
Photo: Northbound traffic backed up on Hunter Mill Road at the Colvin Run bridge in June 2017 (Patrick Seitz)
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