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2018 Paving Plan

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Arlington County has released its 2018 street paving plan. Streets in Douglas Park include segments of:

  • S Lincoln St
    S Lowell St
    S Nelson St
    S Norwood St
    S Oakland St
    S Stafford St
    S Thomas St
    S Wakefield St
    12th St S
    13th St S
    16th St S
    16th Rd S

Arlington County will begin this year’s paving season around mid-March and end in mid-October 2018, weather permitting.

A notice will be distributed to each residential or business address to notify them their streets has been selected for paving. Attached is the door hanger which will be distributed along with “No Parking Signs” 24 to 48 hours prior to the start of operation. There will be inconveniences such as traffic detours, no parking on the streets, noise, dust, etc.

A PDF map of affected streets is available below:
2018 Arlington County Paving Plan.

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Washington Gas Work, Summer 2014

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Washington Gas has announced the next phase of its line replacement schedule. Work will be occurring in the following neighborhood locations this summer:

Columbia Pike at S Glebe Rd
Portions of Westmont Gardens
3700 block of 12th St S
13th St S at S Monroe St
14th St S at S Glebe Rd
1700 block of S Quincy St
S Quincy St at S Walter Reed Dr
S Randolph St at 16th St S
S Stafford St at 16th St S

Further details are in the attached PDF (10pp, 1,8 Mbyte).

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25 Jun 2013: 16th St South Projects Update: ‘Green Streets’ and Traffic Calming

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On 24 June 2013, DPCA received word that the 16th St South ‘Green Streets’ and Traffic Calming projects have been delinked.  Traffic calming will move ahead with ‘Green Streets’ considered at a later date.  The letter from Arlington DES:

Dear Douglas Park Civic Association and residents,

The County will be “delinking” the neighborhood traffic calming (NTC) and green street projects on 16th Street South, as requested by the Douglas Park Civic Association and 3700 block 16th Street South residents.  The County will proceed to construct the full scope of the NTC project and anticipates that construction will begin in October 2013.  Any further questions regarding the NTC project should be directed to the NTC project manager, Jeff Sikes at jsikes@arlingtonva.us. Upon completion of the NTC project, the County will consider whether to return to 16th Street South to address the issues raised by the residents in regard to green street measures.

Adjacent residents will also be notified regarding this decision by letter.

The attached Q&A document summarizes the County responses to questions raised at the June 18 DPCA meeting, as well as others that were voiced in subsequent email communications. Please take the time to review this document.  If you have any questions regarding this information, you are always welcome to contact County staff for clarification. For your convenience, this document has also been posted to the 16th Street South Green Street project web site at: http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/EnvironmentalServices/Sustainability/page87635.aspx.

Thank you,

Christin Jolicoeur, Watershed Planner
Arlington County, Dept. of Environmental Services
cjolicoeur@arlingtonva.us
2100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 705
Arlington, VA  22201

703.228.3588 (p)
703.228.7134 (f)

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Streetlamp Conversion to LED Technology

The County is converting streetlights to LED technology in order to modernize the overall streetlighting network, reduce costs, minimize energy use and environmental impact, and improve safety and visibility for vehicular and pedestrian traffic on County roadways. As part of the LED Streetlight Conversion Program, streetlights on the following streets in Douglas Park are slated to be converted to LEDs in the next few months:

  • S Monroe St (from Columbia Pike to 13th St S)
  • S Glebe Rd (from 12th St S to 14th St S)
  • S Kenmore Cir
  • 12th St S (from S Monroe St to S Glebe Rd)
  • 13th St S (from S Monroe St to S Glebe Rd)
  • 14th St S from S Quincy St to S Walter Reed Dr)
  • 16th St S (from S Taylor St to S Glebe Rd)
  • 17th St S (from S Monroe St to S Glebe Rd)
  • S Taylor St from 16th St S to the cul de sac)
  • S Quincy St (from 14th St S to 18th St S)
  • S Pollard St (from 14th St S to 18th St S)

The retrofitting/conversion process takes approximately two weeks for each street. During the conversion installation process, streetlights will remain off, and crews will work to minimize the traffic impact in the area. This process also includes testing of the initial operation of the newly retrofitted lights and the implementation of the remote dimming capability. Each light must be individually programmed for dimming purposes.
A detailed fact sheet regarding the new LED technology and conversion process is available here. This information can also be found on the County’s website at www.arlingtonva.us by searching “Streetlight Conversion”. For specific questions regarding the upcoming installation, please contact Santosh Neupane, Streetlight Engineer, at sneupane@arlingtonva.us.

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