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Residents Should Expect the Following Work Activities:
- Old noise wall panels and posts will be removed and transported off-site.
- The area where temporary paving will occur will be graded and temporary drainage facilities will be built.
- Temporary pavement will be placed.
- Traffic will be shifted temporarily onto the new alignment on this section of Live Oak Drive.
- Limited additional tree clearing will occur in existing VDOT right-of-way and easements still to be acquired (subsequent advance notice will be provided to nearby residents when the timing of additional tree clearing is further defined).
- Fairfax Water and Dominion Energy will relocate utility lines adjacent to the Langley Swim and Tennis Club and a short stretch of the neighborhood side of existing Live Oak Drive.
- Crews will begin constructing the new, permanent alignment of Live Oak Drive.
- When the new, permanent Live Oak Drive is completed and opened to traffic, new and upgraded noise wall will be installed to replace the old wall. This installation currently is expected to occur in late summer/early fall.
As required by federal and state regulations, erosion and sediment controls will be installed to prevent disturbed soil from running off into Scott’s Run and other nearby waterways, and cleared areas will be seeded to prevent erosion. For safety reasons, Live Oak Drive periodically will be reduced to a single lane with flagging operations alternately directing traffic north and south.
Additional Near-Term Work on Live Oak Drive
In early 2023, work will begin on the eastern and western abutments of the new Live Oak Drive Bridge over I-495. In mid-2023, crews will lift steel girders in place connecting the completed abutments with the center pier of the new bridge, followed by construction of the concrete deck. The existing Live Oak Drive Bridge will remain open to traffic during these activities.
In mid-2023, the remaining approximately 900 feet of old noise wall along Live Oak Drive will be removed to make way for excavation and construction of retaining walls, which will support the new upgraded noise wall. Additional grading and drainage work will be performed along the curved portion of Live Oak Drive north of the old noise wall.
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