City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Comprehensive Intergovernmental Agreement between Arlington County and the City of Alexandria for Maintenance, Inspection and Rehabilitation or Replacement of the five Four Mile Run Bridges.
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ISSUE: How funding should be shared with Arlington County for the Rehabilitation or Replacement of the five Four Mile Run Bridges which serve both jurisdictions.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Approve the Agreement between the City of Alexandria and Arlington County related to the capital rehabilitation or replacement of the five bridges over Four Mile Run which service both Arlington and Alexandria; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any additional necessary documents.
BACKGROUND: There are five bridges that carry roadways across the interjurisdictional boundary of Arlington County and the City of Alexandria along Four Mile Run (see Attachment 3): West Glebe Road bridge, Arlington Ridge Road bridge, Shirlington Road bridge, Route 1 bridge, and Potomac Avenue bridge (collectively "the Bridges"). Another bridge, the Potomac Yard Park bridge, conveys no vehicular or pedestrian traffic and currently serves as open space and connects property on both sides of the bridge that is owned by Alexandria and is therefore excluded from this Agreement.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recognizes the West Glebe Road, Arlington Ridge Road, and Shirlington Road bridges in Arlington's inventory and the Route 1 and Potomac Avenue bridges in Alexandria's inventory. Each jurisdiction has maintained its respective bridges. However, there has been a history of 50/50 cost sharing, without written agreement, between the jurisdictions for construction a...
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