Roosevelt Bridge Slalom Course

[eminva]

Hello —

I’ve been out of town for a few days, so apologies if there is a thread already.

Does anyone know what the heck is going on with the Roosevelt Bridge side path? This morning, coming from VA to DC, I had to dodge three big roadwork signs (facing the opposite way, so I assume they were to alert motorists to something). Then, about midway across the bridge, there were a ton of barrels obstructing the side path almost to the end of the bridge.

Sorry I didn’t take photos — didn’t deem it safe to stop the bike and get out my phone — but they pose a huge hazard in an already narrow, confined space. Luckily, I didn’t come upon any oncoming traffic, which would have involved some tricky maneuvers. However, there was one very freaked out looking cyclist who I assume is a new commuter who kept stopping when she came to each successive obstacle.

I didn’t see a sticky message for who to contact about Roosevelt Bridge issues. I will try to take photos tonight. An email address would be preferable because I don’t have a twitter account. I will send them photos and a link to this.

Thanks.

Liz

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[huskerdont]

@ShawnoftheDread 142960 wrote:

The barrels were gone from TR yesterday afternoon and this morning.

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They were there @ 4 p.m., so they must have come by and removed them during rush hour (?)

[Tania]

@huskerdont 142965 wrote:

They were there @ 4 p.m., so they must have come by and removed them during rush hour (?)

I came through around 4:30 heading west and they were still there – it seemed like more barrels had been added in the middle of the bridge, not just by the kennedy center although it’s not at all unlikely I just didn’t remember the middle ones from the morning ride.

[dasgeh]

@huskerdont 142965 wrote:

They were there @ 4 p.m., so they must have come by and removed them during rush hour (?)

I got off the phone around 3pm. Barrels were gone by 5:30pm

[Rod Smith]

Barrels gone but thee was a large bag of trash in the sidewalk. I tossed it into traffic. Haha, just kidding. I tossed it into my trailer and hauled it to Virginia Ave where I put with two other large bags of trash. My good deed for the day.

[Author]

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