Announcements

Updated Thumbnail History of the Pipe Project (September 3, 2020)
Our Hayfield Road Pipe Project, funded and managed by Fairfax County, is now complete except for landscaping and minor work at the plunge pool. For those who are new to the neighborhood, Hayfield Farm has experienced three 100-year rain-events in the past 25-30 years. Our existing stormwater pipe was not large enough to carry stormwater from major rain events. We had only one large (72-inch) pipe that carried stormwater through Hayfield to the creek behind Hayfield Pool. This new (second) pipe provides additional capacity in carrying water under Hayfield Road to the new plunge pool at the end of Hayfield Road; that water then permeates into the soil and continues into Huntley Meadows Park. The additional pipe thus better manages downstream stormwater flow in major rain events. The project started in September 2019 and concludes in October 2020 after landscaping and tree replacements.

Updates June-July-August 2020
The Hayfield Road Pipe Project Manager, Dave Anglin, will provide an update on this project at the September 16, 2020 HCA general meeting. This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom like the May 20 meeting; click on this link https://bit.ly/3gTUXMU on Sept 16 no later than 7:30 pm to join the meeting. Dave met with HCA President Cathy Seybold, Beautification Chair Mary Millikin and Stormwater Committee Chair John Millikin on July 27 to discuss landscaping plans to include the outfall/plunge-pool area and the medians along Hayfield Road. Where the pipe “daylights”(this is the “outfall/plunge-pool area”) at the end of Hayfield Road by the Hayfield Pool, there will be replantings as well as some improvements to drainage. Along the medians, the plant/tree restorations will occur, basically replacing trees that were removed with the same type trees. Plantings will go in the ground anywhere from late-September to mid-November.

On August 4, after a heavy rain, I sent a short Thank-You note to Project Manager Dave Anglin, Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay and several county and Garney Construction staff thanking them for their work to date because the new pipe was operational and working. The picture below shows the successfully installed pipe carrying its share of stormwater on its way to Huntley Meadows, i.e., beyond the end of Hayfield Road near the Hayfield Farm Swim Club. Thus our new pipe was in place just in time to protect our homes and property when Hurricane Isaias arrived here on August 3. 

As you know, as of August 21, Hayfield Road within Hayfield Farm had been repaved and all damaged curbs were replaced with new curbs. After reviewing the field conditions (gas lines were re-routed), Dave Anglin said that Bridgewater Court would be milled and repaved; this was completed at the same time as the asphalt work at the pool on September 2-3, 2020.

There is a design issue to resolve where the new outfall pipe empties into the plunge pool at the end of Hayfield Road. The outfall pipe “daylights” or opens up at the end of Hayfield Road near the Hayfield Farm Swim Club into the rock armored plunge pool. The surrounding grade may be causing the water to pool higher than the armoring. If this is the case, engineers will ensure that there is positive drainage away from the plunge pool though there is no guarantee that the plunge pool will always dry out after precipitation events. Dave Anglin and staff are working with their design consultant on a new grading plan with the goal to pass outfall discharge through the Park property. This will require several weeks before it can be implemented and is on the schedule to be resolved this fall.

References and Web Sites
Hayfield Farm residents may contact Dave Anglin about any pipe project issues at 703-324-5500 or dave.anglin@fairfaxcounty.gov . For more information about this project, refer to these Hayfield News issues:  Oct 2019 “Stormwater Pipe Background,” pp 9, 11 and “Hayfield Road Pipe Conveyance System Update,” pp 11, 13; Nov 2019, page 9 where several websites are listed; one recommended web site is http://www.hayfieldfarmva.com/about-us/stormwater. Other issues include:  Dec 2019, pp 11-17; Jan 2020 pp 9, 11; Feb, pp 9, 11, 13; March, pp 11, 13. April, pp 5-7; May, pp 9, 11, 13; June, pp 9, 11, 13. Recent and past Hayfield News issues are located at http://www.hayfieldfarmva.com/newsletters. You can see the Fairfax County website about this project at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/stormwater/plans-projects/hayfield-road-pipe-conveyance-project

Repaving Hayfield Road begins August 17 and is estimated to take about a week. This is a situation where towing, at the owner’s expense, will be mandatory if any vehicle is blocking progress.

Milling and repaving of Hayfield Road is scheduled to begin Monday, August 17. This will require fully closing the lanes for each activity. This activity is similar to the way traffic has been managed during the pipe installation.

However – and please note carefully – since the milling and paving moves much faster, parking impacts may be more challenging and folks will likely need to park further away. “No Parking” signs will be installed/posted.

This is a situation where towing, at the owner’s expense, will be mandatory if any vehicle is blocking progress.

Garney estimates that this work may require about a week to complete. As always, weather or other factors may cause this work to extend.

Additional details:
“No Parking” signs will be installed Tuesday August 11. Please follow the instructions on the signs. Remember that towing at owner’s expense will be mandatory if any vehicle is blocking progress.
Monday 8/17 & Tuesday 8/18 (Half-day) – Garney’s subcontractor will overlay the south side of Hayfield Road with 2’’ surface asphalt. All interconnecting streets will also be halfway milled and get an overlay with 2’’ surface asphalt.
Tuesday 8/18 (Half-day) & Wednesday 8/19: The entire north side of the Hayfield Road will be milled and will get an overlay on these days.
Thursday 8/20 traffic loops will be installed on northbound Hayfield Road at the intersection of Telegraph Road.
Friday 8/21 all striping will be done on Hayfield Road.
We hope towing does not happen, but if your car is towed, contact Little Man Towing at phone 703-398-9300; the contact person is Mike Mullis at phone 980-207-9236.

ADA (access related to the Americans with Disabilities Act) issues should be sent in advance/now to Brendan.Schillo@fairfaxcounty.gov. (Dave Anglin, our usual contact, is out of the office during this paving process.)

The first picture (below) shows the connection under Hayfield Road just as one enters Hayfield Farm. A large concrete cover with access for maintenance was installed and then this pit was filled in and paved over. There is a metal manhole cover at the surface. This pipe now carries a good portion of the stormwater that previously ran to the connection at Luton Place.

The second picture was taken during a recent rainfall on August 4; it shows the successfully installed pipe carrying its share of stormwater on its way to Huntley Meadows, i.e., beyond the end of Hayfield Road near the Hayfield Pool.

Hayfield Road Pipe Project Update Meeting via Zoom on May 20, 2020 by John Millikin

Your Hayfield Citizens Association held its first virtual membership meeting on Wednesday May 20, 2020 at 7:30pm.  At 7:53 pm it was noted that there were 36 in attendance; eight of those were from Fairfax County or were consultants to the County. Zoom software provides an option for recording; thus you may listen to the meeting in its entirety. Project Manager Dave Anglin provided updates for the Hayfield Road Pipe Project with accompanying power point slides and answered several questions after his presentation. You can view the entire meeting by clicking on this link; you must type the required password  4t^a+89! There is limited video as everyone was advised not to show video most of the time to ensure a speedier internet connection.

Cathy Seybold welcomed everyone and Stephanie Garrison moderated the meeting. Aaron Campbell (Constituent Services – Transportation; phone 703-822-8563) represented Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk’s office; and Marcus Wadsworth (Transportation, Taxes and Public Works; phone 703-324-2321) represented Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay’s office. Dave Anglin covered these issues and more:  Vibration monitoring status; Plunge pool drainage (also see May 2020 HCA newsletter, page 11); Tree Protection Area in the medians. He reiterated that all damaged curb and sidewalks will be replaced with new and roads will be maintained during the project and re-paved completely at the end of the project.

Here is the text from one of Dave Anglin’s slides to report/request repairs:

“If anyone feels that their property has been damaged during this project’s construction, please contact the County’s Risk Management Division at this web link:  https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/finance/riskmanagement/rmdpropertydamage. For other assistance:  Fairfax County Government CenterRisk Management Division12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 215, Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0016, 703-324-3040; TTY 711.”

Your comments about the Zoom format for this meeting are welcome; it is possible that some or many future HCA meetings may have to be virtual meetings. You can send comment to HCA President Cathy Seybold, email cathy@seyboldfamily.org or any other HCA Board member whose contact information can be found on our website.