By Brian Trompeter
Melody Lane, S.W., and Tazewell Road, N.W., will receive sidewalks following approval June 20 by the Vienna Town Council.
The Council voted 5-1 (Council member Howard Springsteen was absent) to pay Arthur Construction Co. Inc. $240,194 to build sidewalks:
• On the east (even-numbered) side of Melody Lane, S.W., from Desale Street to Lullaby Lane at a cost of $115,391. This project will use an estimated 480 square yards of concrete sidewalk, 150 square yards of concrete driveway apron, 45 square yards of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant curb ramps, 150 linear feet of curb-and-gutter, 11 tons of asphalt paving and other related items.
Council member Nisha Patel, who cast the only nay vote, said she did so because she would have preferred the sidewalk be built on the odd-numbered side of Melody Lane, S.W.
• On the west (even-numbered) side of Tazewell Road, N.W., from Lawyers Road to Holmes Drive for a price of $124,803. The project will install about 550 square yards of concrete sidewalk, 215 square yards of concrete driveway entrance, 20 square yards of ADA-compliant curb ramps, 150 linear feet of curb-and-gutter and 26 tons of asphalt paving, plus other miscellaneous items.
The projects are the latest to be financed by the Maud Ferris Robinson Charitable Trust. Former Town Council member Maud Robinson, who died in March 2019 at age 96, bequeathed the town $7 million for sidewalk projects.
Council OK’s Purchase of Vehicles: The Vienna Town Council on June 20 approved the purchase of three vehicles for a total of $668,674, using funds from the town’s Vehicle Replacement Program. The town will buy:
• An Xtreme VAC LCT650 leaf loader with a John Deere 4045 diesel engine from Infrastructure Solution Group for $93,804. The vehicle will replace a unit purchased in 2007.
• A Heil high-compaction rear-loader DuraPack 5000 refuse truck with 25-cubic-yard eject from Mid-Atlantic Waste Systems at a cost of $391,080. The new truck will replace one bought in 2014.
• An Altec AT37G aerial-bucket truck with telescoping/articulating device from Altec Industries Inc. for $183,790. The vehicle will replace a truck purchased in 2008.
All the contract prices include a 20-percent contingency allowance to account for supply-chain delays and increases in the cost of steel and electronics. Without that allowance, the total price would be $557,228, which is only slightly more than the $553,174 estimated under the Vehicle Replacement Program.
