Infrastructure updates close National Ave. until early 2025

Published on August 21, 2024

We all know that Winchester has history around every corner, but did you know it’s also below your feet? Our city has the third oldest water system in the United States. The original system started with wooden pipes to help water travel from the spring on Amherst Street to downtown, using gravity to help the water flow.

While our water no longer primarily flows through wooden pipes, our water and sewer systems need to be updated and replaced from time to time

Neighbors, if there were a way to keep every road open while replacing huge sections of underground pipes, well, then you wouldn’t be reading this article. Unfortunately, that just isn’t possible. To replace the underground pipes, the City will close National Ave. from Piccadilly St. and Pleasant Valley Rd. to all non-local traffic from September 3 through the end of the year. To keep traffic flowing during the project, the City will establish a detour on Woodstock Ln.

The City’s work on this project is being coordinated with Washington Gas as they finish their gas main replacement along National Ave. Once the utility work has been completed, the road will be repaved and open for normal traffic.