Friday, November 30, 2012
Years in the making, the trail forms a 5K loop with the Rappahannock Canal Patch.
The Rappahannock River Heritage Trail officially opens Saturday, connecting two parts of the Rappahannock Canal Path for a complete a 3.1-mile loop for walkers, runners and cyclists. A ribbon cutting is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday outside the Friends of the Rappahannock headquarters. The trail was planned to be part of the connection between downtown and Celebrate Virginia and beyond, according to Fredericksburg Pathway Partners. The section between Fall Hill and Linden Avenues won't be completed until late 2013, as part of the city's Fall Hill Avenue Bridge project. The 10-foot-wide asphalt trail begins at Princess Anne Street at the gates of the Rappahannock Canal, runs north along Caroline Street and west along Fall Hill Avenue for a …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
A Nov. 26 public hearing launches 15-day comment period. Comments will be accepted through Dec. 11.
City of Fredericksburg and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) representatives are seeking input on planned improvements to Fall Hill Avenue and Mary Washington Boulevard. The $45 million, two-mile project will: "The project has been in the city's transportation plan for a number of decades," said Doug Fawcett, Fredericksburg's Director of Public Works. He said Gov. McDonnell's 2010 transportation initiative provided funding to finally begin. "When the list of projects was released, there was $35.8 million for this project," Fawcett said. "Some other funding has subsequently been identified, and we are still working to close an approximately $2 million “gap” between available funds and the current project cost estimate." …
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A Nov. 26 public hearing launches 15-day comment period. Comments will be accepted through Dec. 11.
City of Fredericksburg and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) representatives are seeking input on planned improvements to Fall Hill Avenue and Mary Washington Boulevard. The $45 million, two-mile project will: "The project has been in the city's transportation plan for a number of decades," said Doug Fawcett, Fredericksburg's Director of Public Works. He said Gov. McDonnell's 2010 transportation initiative provided funding to finally begin. "When the list of projects was released, there was $35.8 million for this project," Fawcett said. "Some other funding has subsequently been identified, and we are still working to close an approximately $2 million “gap” between available funds and the current project cost estimate." …
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Director of Public Works Doug Fawcett responds to a local resident's blog post about evening construction noise at Dorothy Hart Community Center on Canal Street.
Local Realtor Sarah Stelmok wasn't happy this week when her evening peace in her family room was continually interrupted by the din of construction vehicles two blocks away at the Dorothy Hart Community Center on Canal Street. On Aug. 11, she decided to vent some of her frustration on her blog "Sarahiously Speaking." "Having just renovated my house and also lived with my neighbors putting an addition on their home, I could swear that there are noise ordinances dealing with construction and demolition. So, I decided to look them up. In fact, there are noise ordinances for construction and demolition," she wrote on her blog. The city has a noise ordinance that prohibits construction or repair of buildings, excavating streets and unloading …
