Alexandria Renew Enterprises

12/30/2022

As another year closes, we’re looking back on some of our favorite moments from 2022. Have a safe and happy new year!

12/22/2022

Happy holidays and healthier waterways! Warm wishes to you and yours this holiday season!

12/21/2022

Please remember to keep fat, oils, and grease out of the drain. Pour them in a can, wait for them to cool, and throw them in the trash. Happy Holidays!

12/19/2022

Have you seen our RiverRenew collectible cards?

Each features fun facts about the state-of-the-art machines helping build the Waterfront Tunnel.

Pick up one for yourself at our weekly Sip 'n See's or check out the latest — featuring Mark the MSV — at RiverRenew.com/news/program-updates/msv

12/17/2022

Alexandria’s Athletic Field with a Hidden Purpose | AlexRenew

Many members of our community enjoy using Limerick Field for soccer practice and matches. We hope there are a few future world cup stars among them. Here’s the story behind why we built a soccer field next to our wastewater treatment facility: http://bit.ly/3Yn84NE

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12/16/2022

When you team up with Cloe's crew, a colorful season is waiting for you!

Download the latest Cloe and Friends holiday coloring book at RiverRenew.com/cloes-corner!

12/14/2022

Heads up: beginning this week, you may see RiverRenew crews installing new instrumentation near Church Street!

These above- and below-ground monitoring points will help us ensure that tunneling proceeds according to design.

Learn more at RiverRenew.com/news/program-updates/instrumentation

12/14/2022

Commonwealth Interceptor Project

During intense rain events in Alexandria, the separate sanitary sewer system can be overwhelmed by excess infiltration and inflow of rainwater. This video shows how these events occur, and explains how they can impact the separate sanitary sewer system in the Del Ray neighborhood. Learn more about the Commonwealth Interceptor Upgrade Project here: http://bit.ly/3HANQKl

12/12/2022

As work on the Hooffs Run Interceptor continues, RiverRenew crews plan to resume sheet piling at AlexRenew near African American Heritage Park next week.
Learn more at riverrenew.com/news/program-updates/hri-update.

12/09/2022

Here's why a massive tunnel is being dug under Old Town Alexandria

Thank you WUSA 9 for getting the word out about the RiverRenew project and the positive effect it will have on our waterways.

The city's wastewater utility is digging a 2-mile tunnel under Old Town to divert sewage water away from the Potomac.

12/08/2022

Have you heard that Hazel the TBM will build the Waterfront Tunnel out of individual concrete segments

These segments come from Bay State Precast in Brandywine, MD. Check out this behind-the-scenes look at how they're made!

12/07/2022

Pile driving activity is coming to the Pendleton Street Site in January...but how loud will it be?

In short, noise levels will likely fall somewhere between a busy city street (75 dBA) and a running lawnmower (90 dBA).

Check out this map for details, or visit RiverRenew.com/news/program-updates/pile-driving

12/06/2022

We love getting fan mail from our visitors. To arrange a tour of our educational lobby, contact us at [email protected].

12/03/2022

and were proud to be part of the 2022 Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade.

12/02/2022

Hazel the TBM may not move very fast, but she’s making big moves!

Here’s what our subterranean star has been up to on her journey digging the Waterfront Tunnel. You can also check up on her any time at RiverRenew.com!

12/01/2022

If you thought we said goodbye to Edie the Excavator after we demolished the Robinson Terminal North warehouse, think again!

They’ve been working behind the scenes to help RiverRenew crews excavate soil at all four construction sites.

11/30/2022

We are conducting survey work from now through January 2023 to upgrade our Commonwealth Interceptor. Click the link learn to more: https://alexrenew.com/major-projects/commonwealth-interceptor-upgrade-project

11/29/2022

We're here to help. To set up a payment plan, visit alexrenew.promise-pay.com.

11/25/2022

A lot goes on behind the scenes to make AlexRenew's wastewater treatment facility a reality. Josh (pictured here) and many others work hard to ensure our plant operates 24/7/365.

11/23/2022

Cloe and her crew are thankful for many things this season, especially our amazing Alexandria community and its clean waterways future.

Whether you're digging into a turkey feast or choosing an animal-friendly alternative this year, we wish you all a safe and happy holiday.

11/22/2022

Please remember to pour fats, oils, and grease in a can and then throw them out in the trash this holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving! .

11/19/2022

World Toilet Day is an official United Nations international observance day to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. You can learn more by visiting www.un.org.

11/18/2022

A tunnel boring machine can't chew through thousands of cubic yards of soil without some regular dental work!

Unlike our dentist visits, each toothy check-up requires a special process called an "intervention".

Learn more about TBM interventions at RiverRenew.com/news/program-updates/intervention

11/16/2022

Earlier this month, RiverRenew crews excavated 150 feet underground to build the Royal Street shaft.

Now, it's filled back up with 1,500 cubic yards of weak concrete called flowable fill! Why? So Hazel the TBM can safely mine into the shaft when she arrives!

11/14/2022

National Apprenticeship Week is Nov. 14-20! AlexRenew is proud to recognize its Apprentice Class of 2022. Our apprenticeship program provides formal career training with academic and hands-on instruction for skilled technician trades. Visit alexrenew.com/apprenticeship-program

11/11/2022

Thank you to the veterans across the nation who serve a cause greater than themselves, especially those here at AlexRenew and our partners who have gone from protecting our country to protecting its waterways.

Happy Veterans Day to all.

11/10/2022

Another dig done! ✅

After removing over 6,200 cubic yards of soil, RiverRenew crews have now finished excavating a 125-foot-deep shaft at the Royal Street site!

Our new diversion facility gets closer every day...stay tuned to discover what comes next. RiverRenew.com/construction/royal-street

11/09/2022

They grow up so fast! 🥲

It seems like just yesterday we were saying hello to Hazel, our RiverRenew tunnel boring machine. Now she's headed underground, off on her two-mile journey to dig the waterway-saving Waterfront Tunnel!

Goodbye, Hazel, and godspeed!

11/09/2022

Thank you to the Alexandria residents who came to AlexRenew's Environmental Center yesterday to vote in the election. We are proud to serve our community as a polling location.

11/08/2022

4,000 cubic yards of concrete and 150 tons of rebar supports later, RiverRenew crews have FINISHED shaft slurry wall construction at the Pendleton Street site!

Thank you to our amazing Alexandria community for your patience and support every step of the way!

11/07/2022

Some machines are so excited for a cleaner Potomac they can get a little loud...especially Wayne the Crawler Crane's impact hammer!

Pile driving activities begin at the Pendleton Street site later this month — learn more about what to expect at RiverRenew.com/news/program-updates/pile-driving

11/03/2022

A day later and Hazel made it through the concrete wall of her starting shaft and got her first taste of Potomac clay.

Did you know you can follow her progress on the homepage of RiverRenew.com? Check it out!

11/02/2022

Thanks to our partners at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for suiting up and joining us on site to check out RiverRenew tunnel project construction progress!

11/01/2022

Off she goes! 👋 Today, Hazel the TBM launched, starting a historic mission digging the two-mile-long Waterfront Tunnel.

To our team and those who have followed Hazel from the beginning, thank you for your support.

To those asking how we got here, visit RiverRenew.com/news/program-updates/tbm-journey

10/28/2022

Happy Halloween from AlexRenew!
Hope you're creeping it real like Cloe's crew. 😎👻🎃

10/28/2022

Saturday, October 29 is National Drug . Keep dangerous substances out of our waterways by bringing your unused medications to a collection site. Find one near you at AlexandriaVa.gov/sapca.

10/27/2022

RiverRenew crews may need the flexibility to work over a 24-hour period to accommodate large concrete pours at the Pendleton Street Site on:

Friday, October 28
Tuesday, November 1
Thursday, November 3

Thank you for your patience as we continue building for a healthier Potomac.

10/25/2022

Important changes are coming to our Hooffs Run site South of Jamieson Avenue!

Check out our latest program update at RiverRenew.com/news/program-updates/hri-update to learn more about potential impacts.

10/25/2022

Major milestone alert!! While testing Hazel for her digging debut, her cutterhead rotated for the first time in Alexandria!

Soon, this sharp, steel circle will power through the concrete wall of the shaft and lead our TBM on to her Waterfront Tunnel journey.

10/21/2022

Have you met the newest member of the RiverRenew team?

Get to know Mark the MSV with his new learning activity, available now on RiverRenew.com/cloes-corner

Email the secret answer to [email protected] and earn a special prize pack from AlexRenew!