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Prince William will begin street repair after inking deal with Quantico base
Construction crews are gearing up to repair Russell Road, at the entrance to Quantico Marine Corps Base.
A Prince William County spokeswoman writes PLN:
The work to be done at Russell Rd. is really two different projects. As you enter the base on the right side, there is a slumping of soil happening due to water infiltration and bad soil. This slumping is occurring near the road elevation.
This area will be excavated in several different steps down the slope and new material placed back. The guardrail will be removed and if asphalt needs to be milled due to undermining, it will be milled and replaced. Guardrail will be placed back in the new soil and the road striped if necessary. The new soil will be hydroseeded to stabilize from any further erosion.
Powells Creek restoration project underway
The Prince William County Department of Public Works is just beginning a nearly one-mile project along a section of Powell’s Creek, just off Cardinal Drive and Merrily Way, behind the Montclair and Four Seasons subdivisions.
The two-year project will establish wetlands along the boundaries of Powell’s Creek to act as buffers against flooding. The current project on Powell’s Creek will also improve degraded bank conditions that threaten a sanitary sewer main transmission line.
Project Scope
The project is the largest Public Works has taken on, and entails clearing along the creek, temporarily rerouting Powell’s Creek, removing existing sediment, channel relocation to restore the streambed, stream bank reinforcement and replanting with native plants and trees to finish the project and connect Powell’s Creek with its wetland system.
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Volunteers in Prince William County helped set traps to collect salamanders and measure the health of restored stream in Dumfries. (Photo courtesy of Prince William County)
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA Salamanders in Prince William County are helping researchers understand the health of their habitat. Volunteers in Dumfries helped set traps for the amphibians to measure the health of local waterways.
The traps block small pools where salamanders breed in the late spring and early summer, according to a news release from the county. When salamanders attempt to enter the pools, they fall into a plastic cup where a damp sponge keeps the animal hydrated until volunteers retrieve the specimen.