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Small, But Essential, Arlington, Bridge Monroe Promotes to Close for Year-Long Reconstruction DeNisio to Albany’s Branch Manager
An artist's rendering of the replacement West Glebe Road bridge.
A complete overhaul is needed on a small bridge just off Interstate 395 in northern Virginia, precipitating the need to shutter the structure to all traffic for more than a year while a complete overhaul is performed. In an April 26 news release, the city of Arlington announced that the deteriorating West Glebe Road bridge, which straddles the Arlington-Alexandria line, will close to traffic on May 9 and not open again until the summer of 2023. Crews have slowly blocked off parts of the bridge to traffic as its condition has worsened in recent years, reported WRC-TV News4 in Washington, D.C. Signs have been posted on the The deteriorating West Glebe Road bridge, which straddles the line, will close to traffic on May 9 and not short span warning drivers about its weight limi- Arlington-Alexandria open again until the summer of 2023. tations and the danger in crossing it. Recently, a huge horizontal crack could be seen along the bottom of the structure. will bring the road crossing back to life. Its original piers, “Over time, the beams have deteriorated to the point which are stable, will be used to support the new superstrucwhere [they] are crumbling themselves,” Arlington County ture, thus reducing project costs, construction time and Engineering Bureau Chief Adil Chauhan told News4. impact on the nearby watershed. The bridge crosses over the popular Four Mile Run trail, Two vehicle lanes on the renovated bridge are expected to but the plan is to keep the corridor open to pedestrians using reopen in early 2023, along with one of two widened sidea detour. walks, the city noted. Arlington County and the cities of Alexandria and The current structure over Four Mile Run was built in Arlington agreed on a design-build method for the project, 1956, but Arlington officials said in their statement that elewhere a firm is hired to take the design from 30 percent to ments of the bridge have crumbled in recent years. In 2018, final before constructing the West Glebe Road bridge. The a 5-ton weight restriction was placed on all user vehicles, process includes proposals from artist Vicki Scuri for specif- and, in March, due to signs of continued structural beam ic art that enhances the span aesthetically, provide additional degradation, all southbound traffic was detoured away from lighting on the Four Mile Run trail, and connect the design the bridge. of the bridge to the surrounding communities. The city noted that while allowing motor vehicle traffic on Last spring, the county board approved a $9.89 million the bridge during construction has been ruled out, pedestricontract, including contingency, to Corman Kokosing ans and bicyclists will still be able to use the West Glebe Construction Co., to replace the West Glebe Road bridge. Road bridge through June, after which they will be directed The national contracting firm has a local office in Annapolis to a temporary crossing, independent of the superstructure, to Junction, Md. be built alongside the bridge. Car and truck detours are available via the I-395 ramp Bridge’s Superstructure to Be Rebuilt to Shirlington Circle, and the Mount Vernon Avenue Arlington County engineers said construction of the bridge, located further east at the intersection of South planned replacement superstructure (road deck and beams) Glebe Road.
Carmine DeNisio
Carmine DeNisio has been promoted from service manager to branch manager at Monroe Tractor. He will be responsible for managing and communicating all areas of Monroe’s Albany, N.Y., branch. DeNisio brings more than 20 years in leadership roles as branch manager, operations manager and process flow management for local-global companies. “I have had the pleasure to work with great employees and outstanding local businesses to improve the overall team and customer experience through communication and continued employee development. I am excited to share my leadership experiences with Monroe Tractor’s Albany team,” said DeNisio. As Albany’s branch manager, DeNisio will continue to build on Monroe’s culture, improving the overall customer experience between the sales, rental, parts and service departments. “Knowing that our team has met or exceeded the customers’ expectations motivates everyone involved,” said DeNisio. “I am happy to announce the promotion of Carmine to Albany’s branch manager. Carmine was instrumental in driving significant and positive results for the Albany store during his employment as service manager. His energy, strong operational skills, and sales experience will complement the already strong Albany team,” said Greg Downing, operations director. For more information, visit www.monroetractor.com.
