The Klingle Valley Trail opened after a long and contentious battle last summer, but in September they noticed it was already showing some erosion issues and the trail had to be closed for the bulk of a day while they did repairs. Mark Seagraves reported on it repeatedly. The problem appears to be related primarily to drainage issues.
Erosion has already begun. According to the D.C. Department of Transportation, the new drainage system is faulty. “We have a shopping list of repairs that we want to make,” the Transportation Department’s Paul Hoffman told The Current about the Klingle Valley Trail.
The current newspapers went a little over the top on it, but they're right that we should build things to last.
The trail has lasted barely three months, and it now threatens to symbolize yet another type of D.C. embarrassment. The city now has ample revenue to invest in upgrades to facilities and infrastructure, and spends generously. But then, all too often, the work turns out to have serious and costly defects.
On NBC4, DDOT said that the trail was under warranty, but the Current reports that the District paid for repairs.
I don't know yet if the repairs have been done or are complete, but there was a closure on at least one day to do some repairs.
This is a bit shocking, though it does underscore why this was a poor location for a road in the first place.
Posted by: Crickey | December 06, 2017 at 11:14 AM