Arlington County Government, VA Environmental Services (DES), 30 Aug 2016

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ATV's regular round up of news and notes. In this edition, we hit the Street Beat to find out how the county ensures our bridges are safe. Also, another public meeting to discuss temporary location for Fire 10 will be held and we attend the Police Department's block party and hang out with the dogs in Shirlington. Upcoming events include 9/11 commemorations and it's back to school time in Arlington!

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In our newest street feed segment, Arlington's bridges are in the spotlight will tell you why and what you can expect later in our program. But first schools will be back in session right after Labor Day, so remember, to drive safely, keep a lookout for kids walking to school and never pass a stopped school bus. What is a biophilic City? Well, it comes from the belief that humans, even in an urban setting, are hard-wired to meet connection with nature and other forms of life find out more about how arlington participates in this movement.

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At a special seminar on Thursday September 15th, beginning at five, thirty at the Navy League building 2300 wilson boulevard, a second public meeting about the temporary site of fire station 10 will be held on wednesday September 7 at 7pm. In the key elementary school multi-purpose room, the county will present information about three possible temporary locations, and you will have the opportunity to offer your input to find out more go to our projects and planning page and search fire station 10.

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There you'll also be able to take an online survey and even sign up to receive updates on the process via email. You may have seen some work being carried out on Arlington's bridges lately here once again to explain it all is jessica baxter on the new street beat.

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You may have recently noticed some activity on our bridges. Rest assured, these are routine bridge inspections that are taking place through the end of sep tember. Here to tell us about it is our engineering bureau, chief Ramsey Awad, hi Ramsey, can tell us what's going on here today. Sure.

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Every two years, the county conduct routine bridge inspections. First and foremost, these are for safety purposes to make sure that all of our structures are safe. Also, they help us identify any needed minor repairs so that we can perform them before they become major problems and they help us identify routine maintenance that we can conduct to extend the life of our bridges. Excellent.

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So are our bridges in good shape? Yes,.

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They are based on previous inspections and what I've been seeing so far. Our bridges are generally in good shape, because that's the case, we can focus on performing minor repairs before they become major problems, as Bridge condition deteriorates further and further the cost to make the repairs increases exponentially. So we want to make sure that we get ahead of everything while we still can and routine preventive maintenance is very important in extending the life.

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For example, cleaning a bridge is important because dirt traps moisture, which can deteriorate the concrete ceiling, the decks, also protects them from the elements and painting steel components helps prevent rusting with these types of proactive steps. We can extend the life of our bridges and our infrastructure can last safely for 50 years or more. Thank.

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You so much for amsi and thanks for keeping our bridges safe, you're.

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As you can see, these efforts are routine in nature, but they're, very critical in keeping our infrastructure in good condition, join us next time, we're actually going to go below the streets to tour a water reservoir. We'll see you next time.

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Thanks Jessica, nice to know the bridges are in safe hands. This September 11th marks 15 years since the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center Arlington's chief of police j, far recently had the honor of laying a ceremonial wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. This is the second time a County. First responder had the honor to participate in this ceremony in recent years. More information on the county's 911 memorials and events can be found by using the Arlington.

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Today calendar function on the county website and speaking of the county's first responders, the police department recently had their bit of summer fun and safety at their annual block party. The free event gave residents the chance to get to know their neighbors and officers while enjoying interactive station safety, demonstrations, entertainment, food and much more follow the police department on Twitter at Arlington, Va PD for a continued behind-the-scenes, look at the folks working to keep the county safe. And, lastly, it really is the dog days of summer.

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We recently attended wags and whiskers one of shirlington most popular events. It's a street fair for anyone with pets featuring over 65 on-site exhibitors, ranging from pet services to on-site adoptions. Well, that's it for this week, thanks for watching, remember, to subscribe and we'll see you next time around arlington.

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