Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place Saturday.
Residents and C&O Canal park employees on Saturday will celebrate the opening of the canal towpath at Old Angler's in Potomac, after a year-long repair project of storm damage that washed out part of the path. The $3.3 million project was completed nearly a month ahead of schedule, repairing a 125-foot breach of the towpath caused by Tropical Storm Hannah in 2008, according to a news release. Funds to finish the repair were secured last year and announced at Park After Dark, a fundraiser benefiting the C&O Canal, in fall of 2010. Guests attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony may park at the Great Falls Maryland Visitor Center parking lot at 11710 MacArthur Blvd. in Potomac. Free shuttles will operate from noon until 3:30 p.m. The event …
Friday, January 6, 2012
Due to repair work on the towpath of the C&O Canal at Old Angler's Inn, several trails and parking areas have been closed
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Repair work continues at the Old Angler's section of the C&O Canal National Historical Park Towpath, requiring periodic closures of all parking areas across from the Old Angler's Inn on McArthur Boulevard and the lower drop off lot. The middle entrance to the parking areas is closed, and vehicular traffic also is prohibited at Angler's from 5 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily, according to the National Park Service website. Limited parking will be available after 5 p.m. weekdays, on weekends and holidays. Alternative parking is available at Carderock, two miles east of the area at and Great Falls, 2.2 miles west. All visitors are asked to obey posted closure signs and stay on designated detour routes for their safety. The completion date for the work …
Monday, November 21, 2011
Repair work on the towpath at Old Angler's to be completed next fall.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
From the National Park Service: POTOMAC, MD - Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park announces that repair work of the towpath breach near Angler’s has begun. Classic Site Solutions is the primary contractor performing the work, which is expected to be completed in the fall of 2012. After the 125 foot breach in the towpath is rebuilt, water flow will be restored in the C&O Canal between Widewater and Lock 6. Repair work will require periodic closures of all parking areas across from the Old Angler’s Inn on McArthur Boulevard, as well as the lower drop off lot. Alternative parking is available at Carderock (2 miles east) and Great Falls (2.2 miles west). While the National Park Service recognizes this inconvenience to the …
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Monday, October 10, 2011
The National Park Service has awarded the repair contract to a Massachusetts company that is scheduled to begin repairs before the year is out.
The National Park Service has chosen a company to perform repairs on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath at Old Angler’s Inn. The park service has awarded a $3.36 million contract to Classic Site Solutions Inc., of Springfield, Mass., to repair the towpath breach sustained in September of 2008, according to an NPS press release. The company is scheduled to begin repairs in the late fall of 2011 and should be finished by the fall of 2012.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The National Park Service has received a total of $3.3 million from state and federal sources for towpath repairs at Old Angler's Inn.
Guests of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal’s Park After Dark event were in for a surprise Saturday, when it was announced that the towpath at Old Angler’s Inn may finally be fixed. Three years after a storm washed away parts of the canal towpath at Old Angler's Inn, funding was secured to allow repairs to begin, according to Brian Carlstrom, deputy superintendent of the C&O Canal National Historical Park. In 2008, Tropical Storm Hanna left a 125-foot breach in the towpath, exacerbating an already existing crack in the towpath surface. The National Park Service was forced to close the popular park location for safety reasons, and it has remained off-limits for three years. Last week, the NPS received word that it had been awarded $2.2 million …
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Jim C
7:36 am on Thursday, September 29, 2011
Excellent reporting and glad to read some good news. Thanks! more ›