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New Pavement in the Safety Zone by Rootchopper
"There was a stretch of new pavement on the Mount Vernon Trail underneath the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. It wasn't any smoother than the pavement it replaced and it ended at a paved but very bumpy section over which the cyclist in the picture was riding."
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Haven't been down there lately (maybe this afternoon?), but from the photo, it looks like a base layer, and a final layer of pavement will be applied later.
Posted by: Froggie | August 26, 2011 at 09:15 AM
I agree. The first base layer was put down over a month ago. This new one has been there a week. There's also lots of sloppy painted signage on the pavement where the trail curves to avoid the Hunting Towers parking lot. Whoever is doing this is clearly doing it as an after thought.
Posted by: Rootchopper | August 26, 2011 at 09:47 AM
I thought the new pavement wasn't perfect, however it was a grand ride smoother than the potholed, graveled wipe-out mess that was there earlier.
Let's hope that it is just a base layer.
Posted by: Lana | August 26, 2011 at 12:38 PM
It's better than before, but still bumpy. I agree with Rootchopper.....it's being done as an after thought.
Posted by: FoxNewsRocks | August 26, 2011 at 08:26 PM