Businesses object to Vulcan expansion
The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed to defer a
public hearing on a rezoning proposal from Vulcan Materials Co. to provide more time to resolve an issue on traffic
backups at a nearby railroad spur. The hearing,
public hearing on a rezoning proposal from Vulcan Materials Co. to provide more time to resolve an issue on traffic
backups at a nearby railroad spur. The hearing,
Vulcan is proposing a major expansion of its plant on 5650
Industrial Drive, Springfield. The company, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala.,
produces concrete and other construction materials on a 94-acre site in an
industrial area in Mason District.
Industrial Drive, Springfield. The company, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala.,
produces concrete and other construction materials on a 94-acre site in an
industrial area in Mason District.
The company wants to consolidate its concrete batching
plants, construct a maintenance building and office buildings, and in the
future, construct an asphalt plant. It submitted an application to rezone over 141,000 square feet of its
property from residential and commercial to heavy industrial uses and to
increase the maximum building height, currently limited to 75 feet, to 135 feet.
During a Mason District
Land Use Committee meeting last week, several representatives of nearby
businesses urged the committee not to endorse the project, pending resolution of traffic
congestion caused by Vulcan’s use of a spur from the Norfolk Southern railroad
line along Industrial Drive.
Land Use Committee meeting last week, several representatives of nearby
businesses urged the committee not to endorse the project, pending resolution of traffic
congestion caused by Vulcan’s use of a spur from the Norfolk Southern railroad
line along Industrial Drive.
Corey Rodgerson of Climate Heating and Cooling on 6714-A Electronic Drive told the committee that during Vulcan deliveries, trains block Tiros Drive as long
as 45 minutes twice a day.
as 45 minutes twice a day.
It’s not only inconvenient; it’s a safety hazard, as
emergency vehicles can’t get through, added Bob Perotti, of Hadeed In-Home
and Office Cleaning Services at 6628 Electronic Drive. “They’ve been doing this
for years,” he said. “If they expand, it will get worse.”
emergency vehicles can’t get through, added Bob Perotti, of Hadeed In-Home
and Office Cleaning Services at 6628 Electronic Drive. “They’ve been doing this
for years,” he said. “If they expand, it will get worse.”
The MDLUC also heard a presentation from Arlington County
about a proposal for a bus maintenance and repair facility for the ArlingtonTransit system on a nine-acre lot at 6701-6705 Electronic Drive.
about a proposal for a bus maintenance and repair facility for the ArlingtonTransit system on a nine-acre lot at 6701-6705 Electronic Drive.
