‘It’s just a hot mess’: some Columbia Pike residents sick of living amid construction

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Reporter’s Notebook: 7News On Your Side is following up on a construction mess infuriating an Arlington County community. A few weeks ago, we told you how businesses are hurting along Columbia Pike due to an ongoing infrastructure project costing taxpayers $161 million. Now, residents are raising concerns about their safety.

For the past few years, contractors have been overhauling a miles-long stretch of Columbia Pike in Arlington called the Columbia Pike Multimodal Street Improvements project.

“It’s frustrating because I pay money in taxes to Arlington County for the roads and this road has been a nightmare,” remarked Arlington resident Joanne Anderson…

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