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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: Transportation Improvements
Description
Arlington County Board approved a couple of large contracts for transportation improvements
A
B
You
know-
and
actually
we
should
even
talk
a
little
bit
about
you
know
our
update
on
what's
happening
on
Columbia
Pike,
because
we
have
three
significant
projects
that
are
gonna
take
significant
time,
but
that
at
least
when
they
are
concluded
will
provide
some
real,
tangible
benefits.
So
you
know
the
Boston
project
is
to
improve
the
area
where
we
have
the
bus
portion
of
that
transit
facility,
so
new
configurations
for
the
bus,
bays
and
new
shelters.
B
It's
a
very,
very
you
know
busy
way
station
people
transferring
from
bus
to
rail
people
just
using
bus,
it's
incredibly
dynamic
and
it
needs
better
facilities
and
it
needs
to
be
configured
differently
so
that
it's
safe
and
efficient,
and
so
we're
gonna
be
doing
what
has
been
a
long-desired
project
to
improve
all
elements
of
that.
It's
gonna
take
about
a
year
and
a
half,
but
it
shouldn't
cause
tremendous
disruption
to
the
existing
flow.
B
So
there
will
be
a
lot
of
coordination
required
to
make
sure
this
all
goes
well
over
the
next
year
and
a
half
and
then
with
Lee
highway
there
going
to
be
some
changes
at
Lee
and
glebe
that
are
gonna,
add
some
width
in
in
limited
places
so
that
we
can
get
turn
lanes
to
accommodate
traffic
through
that
intersection,
new
bus
shelters.
You
know
better
intelligent
streetlights,
we
just
want.
We
need
to
get
that
intersection
working
more
efficiently,
because
it
is
frequently
the
cause
of
significant
backups
which
impede
mobility
and
then
in
Columbia
Pike.
B
You
know
people
have
been
living
with
a
multi
modal
project,
that's
underground
and
utilities,
and
you
know
widening
sidewalks
and
and
straightening
out
and
better
aligning
the
street
grid.
It's
a
multi-year
infrastructure
investment
that
will
continue
for
a
while
longer
and
it's
going
to
get
to
a
phase
of
disruption.
That's
going
to
cause
some
significant
changes
in
the
way
people
move
on
Columbia
Pike,
but
the
takeaway
is
at
the
end
of
it.
If
we're
able
to
endure
when.
C
That's
exactly
right,
and
you
know
I
think
it
does
bear
you
know,
observing
as
we
take
a
set
pace
it's
set
back.
This
is
what
it
looks
like
to
have
well-maintained
infrastructure
right
that
is
serving
our
entire
community
and
I.
Think
all
three
of
these
projects
are
designed
to
make
our
right-of-way
or
our
bus
stops
or
pedestrian
facilities
accessible
to
all
right,
whether
those
are
folks
in
accessibility
devices
because
of
disabilities,
or
you
know
others
kind
of
operating
or
transversing
the
site.
C
B
Do
but
I
will
say
one
of
the
things
that
we're
hoping
will
be
the
case
with
these
significant
improvements
are
that
this
is
not
something
that
we're
going
to
need
to
revisit
frequently.
These
are.
These
are
multi
decade-long
investments.
So
there's
a
lot
of
planning
there's
a
lot
of
thought.
They
require
significant
resources
to
complete
and
a
lot
of
time
to
execute,
but
the
payoff
is
hopefully
when
we're
done,
we're
done
for
quite
a
while
and
we'll
be
future
proofed.
If
you
will,
for
you
know
any
changes
that
are
in
the
foreseeable
horizon,.