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Kingstowne Pond 4–5 dam reaches final design; permits and bids precede 2–2½-year construction
Summary
At a final-design community meeting, project staff described plans to reconstruct the Kingstowne Pond 4–5 dam to meet Virginia DCR dam-safety regulations, outlined construction access near Hayfield Secondary School and Kingstowne Village Parkway, warned of multi-year trail closures, and said construction likely will last about two to two-and-a-half years after permits are secured.
Morgan Sorrell, the project manager for the Kingstowne Pond 4–5 dam rehabilitation, told residents at a final-design community meeting that the project is now at 100% signed plans and staff are finishing required permits before soliciting bids and beginning construction. “I will be the project manager and your main point of contact for this project moving forward,” Sorrell said.
The work will reconstruct the dam and spillway system to comply with Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Dam and Safety regulations, restore the permanent pool where possible and increase pond size to reduce stormwater runoff, the team said. Sorrell said the county concluded a full dam rehabilitation would expand benefits beyond simply rebuilding the original structure; the dam originally failed in September 2010 and the county…
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