People in high vis vests stand around a man wearing a top hat who is positioning a large pair of scissors across a wide white ribbon. In the background is a small brick park.

People in high vis vests stand smiling and clapping around a man wearing a top hat who has just cut a wide white ribbon. In the background is a small brick park.

Today RiverRenew construction crews celebrated the opening of the Hooffs Run Pocket Park! This park is part of the Hooffs Run Interceptor project, which has already diverted 90% of combined sewer overflows from Alexandria's legacy sewer system to our plant for treatment. #RiverRenew #AlexandriaVA

Photo of a large round TBM heading into a tunnel. "Hazel the TBM, Namesake: Hazel Johnson" is written at the bottom of the image in blue.

Black and white photo of a Black woman with short hair standing next to signs and maps displaying pollution sources near a residential neighborhood.

In 2021 our community voted to name our 250-ton Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) after Hazel Johnson, the “mother of the environmental justice movement”. Read more about Johnson at the link in bio. #WomensHistoryMonth #TBM #RiverRenew

Image source: People for Community Recovery

photo of a brick walkway leading to a small outdoor seating area with tables, surrounded by planting beds. A sunset in the background between brick buildings is red and blue.

Heads up – there’s a new pocket park in Alexandria! Last week the RiverRenew team completed work on the park, which is across from the intersection of Daingerfield Road and Duke St. We’re looking forward to spending more time here once the snow and ice melt! #riverrenew #alexandriava