Stream restoration project in Pinecrest Golf Course to start this month
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| Pinecrest Golf Course. |
The Fairfax County Park Authority expects to begin work in
mid-February on renovating a portion of Turkeycock Run within the Pinecrest Golf Course, at 6600 Little River Turnpike in the Alexandria portion of Mason
District.
mid-February on renovating a portion of Turkeycock Run within the Pinecrest Golf Course, at 6600 Little River Turnpike in the Alexandria portion of Mason
District.
The project is being done to stabilize Turkeycock Run to
reduce erosion and sedimentation within the watershed.
reduce erosion and sedimentation within the watershed.
The golf course will remain open during construction. “Impacts
to the community should be minimal and will include occasional construction
traffic entering and exiting the site from Elmdale Road,” the Park Authority
states.
The contractor, EQR
LLC, of Millersville, Md., will restore 250 linear feet of Turkeycock Run,
carry out some minor grading to repair the stream centerline, install two rock
vanes and scour pools, install a two-foot high rock wall on the northern side
of the stream, and put in plants on the southern
side of the stream bank. The project is expected to be completed by April.
LLC, of Millersville, Md., will restore 250 linear feet of Turkeycock Run,
carry out some minor grading to repair the stream centerline, install two rock
vanes and scour pools, install a two-foot high rock wall on the northern side
of the stream, and put in plants on the southern
side of the stream bank. The project is expected to be completed by April.
The estimated budget for the project is $200,000. Funding
comes from a grant from the Department of Environmental Quality and a park
construction bond.
comes from a grant from the Department of Environmental Quality and a park
construction bond.