February 21, 2008, 12:42 pm
Posted by Eric Roper
You may have read our story this morning about the $1.2 million road being built from the Whitehaven Parkway to Pelham
Hall on the Mount Vernon Campus. One thing that may not have come across in the article is the size of the proposed road. Maps available on a University Web site show that the road will span about 300 feet, from the parkway to Pelham. Shown here (right) is the proposed road, as it branches off Whitehaven. Tracy Schario, University spokesperson, said that it costs more because of steep slopes in this area. A full map of the construction plans can be viewed here.
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Tags: Development, Mount Vernon Campus
February 10, 2008, 11:28 pm
Posted by Eric Roper
Hi we’re up here on the Mount Vernon Campus right now (on my Blackberry), and a tree is sitting precariously on several electrical wires. Foxhall road is closed starting at the entrance to GW.
MPD is redirecting traffic while the Department of Public Works tries to cut down the tree. They have spent the past half hour on a cherry picker sawing away at the branches.
This is currently happening all over the city, and crews are dividing up their time on multiple incidents, said MPD officer Brian Aungarter. Many people around the city are also without power.
We’ll have more in a bit when we get back to campus on a computer (photos, etc). It doesn’t look like this will cause any problems for tommorow morning, but we will let you know if it does.
Update: The tree wasn’t cut down until the following morning because the people sawing off branches were only concerned about it touching power lines. The lines below this are phone lines, and the tree leaned on these for the rest of the night.
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