OLD CAMERON RUN TRAIL

The trail alignment extends from Hooff’s Run Drive to South Payne Street (shown on the map in red). An additional trail connection is expected to be designed and constructed as part of future private redevelopment (green). The City is planning to add sharrow roadway markings (blue) along Hooffs Run Drive and South Payne Street.

The Old Cameron Run Trail project will provide important connections for people to get around on foot, using a wheelchair, or by bicycle. Currently, few connections exist between the Eisenhower East and Southwest Quadrant neighborhoods. This project will improve access to local neighborhoods, businesses, the Metro system, the Lee Center, as well as other off-street trails and destinations.

The proposed trail measures 0.53 miles from beginning (at the corner of Hooff’s Run Drive and Limerick Street) to end (at South Payne Street). The trail can be broken up into four unique sections:

• Along Truesdale Drive (pink), the proposed trail parallels the roadway and is separated with a curb.
• Behind AlexRenew Soccer field (red), the proposed alignment represents a typical off-road shared-use path.
• A prefabricated steel bridge (dark orange) spans over Hooff's Run.
• Between the bridge and South Payne Street, the existing trail will be repaved (light orange).
• At the corner of Hooffs Run Drive and Limerick Street, a future trail (green) will tie into the proposed Old Cameron Run Trail.
• On Hooffs Run Drive and South Payne Street (blue), sharrow pavement markings will be added to the roadways to denote that the roadway must be shared with cyclists.

The white/black numbered circles (1-4) represent the locations of the before ("existing") and after ("proposed") renderings shown on slides 6 through 13.

This project is located within the natural resource protection area (RPA) and FEMA floodplain of both Old Cameron Run and Hooffs Run. Additionally, these stream banks include steep slopes. The City and State each establish a set of requirements to protect these environmental resources. For example, when within the RPA, new trail pavement must be a permeable or porous material that allows stormwater to infiltrate through the pavement into the native soil.

To further protect these valuable natural resources, the design team is conducting a natural resource inventory of wetlands, trees and stream banks. The findings from the on-the-ground field work helps to reveal the best way to integrate the new trail within the site while minimizing impact. Furthermore, the team is also researching historical archives for any potential archaeological resources.

To better understand the site's existing conditions, please hover over the dots on the map to view photographs. Then scroll down to see renderings of what the trail may look like when it’s completed. To view the draft detailed design plans, click  here .

• AlexRenew Educational Center to the east
• Apartment Buildings to the north (not pictured)
• Truesdale Drive driveway to Alexandria Detention Center to the south

• Truesdale Drive is not disturbed during construction. A new curb/gutter collects stormwater
• Bollards differentiate the driveway from the new Old Cameron Run plaza space
• Continue paving pattern from the AlexRenew side of Truesdale
• Permeable pavement trail when within Resource Protecton Area
• Tree planting

• 8' chain link fencing
• Shrub and tree planting on the embankment on the south side of AlexRenew soccer field

• Permeable pavement trail
• A wall might be required to complete the design
• Stormwater swale collects runoff from hillslope
• Pedestrian lighting
• Replacement tree/shrub planting as needed

• Dominion easement (on AlexRenew property)
• Overhead transmission and distribution lines
• Capital Beltway to the south

• Dominion overhead electric transmission lines and poles are not disturbed
• 310' two-span prefabricated pedestrian steel bridge with guardrails and lighting
• Concrete piers and abutments
• Restoration of any disturbed areas
• Dominion access/maintenance road

• Existing asphalt trail parallels the Capital Beltway flyover ramp but is in disrepair
• Dead end trail (trail stops at Hooff’s Run fence)

• Mill and overlay (repave) existing trail
• New pedestrian lighting and grass shoulders

We invite you to share your feedback on the Old Cameron Run Trail project through Sunday, January 31, 2021.

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