Congressional School exit to be widened
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on June 28 approved a plan to reduce traffic backups caused by vehicles exiting Congressional School.
The agreement calls for Congressional to contribute all necessary land rights for improvements to the exit from its property onto Sleepy Hollow Road and up to $61,476 to widen its exit from one to two lanes.
Construction is expected to start this summer.
Congressional School approached Fairfax County during the land acquisition phase of the Sleepy Hollow Road Sidewalk Project to request the county’s support for widening its existing exit.
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The exit currently allows a single lane of traffic to exit from the property. That causes significant delays on Sleepy Hollow when students are picked up and dropped off during peak traffic periods.
Widening the exit will allow vehicles to turn onto northbound and southbound Sleepy Hollow Road at the same time.
The proposed project will remove the existing stone column and wall and provide new pavement, curb, and sidewalk.
I don’t see how that helps traffic on Sleepy Hollow for everyone else, it only seems to help the cars leaving the school to get on the road.
Increased throughput out means decreased time waiting on Sleepy Hollow. It should lessen the snarl by a bit.
During peak times, a securing official manages traffic by forcing cars on Sleepy Hollow Road to stop to allow cars to exit Congressional School.
61k ? That’s barely tuition for 1 student. I think the school can afford do a lot more to improve the traffic and maintenance of the entire length of Sleepy H road and surrounding streets. The school is Not much better than the undocumented residents who overuse county resources. Two sides of the same coin.
This is unlikely to make much of a difference. There will still be a line of cars waiting on Sleepy Hollow Rd to get up the relatively short driveway. The problem is even worse in the summer when the school packs as many campers in as possible to make money. Then, traffic backs up ridiculously in both directions so those of us who live nearby can’t get to our homes or leave them daily between 4-5:15 pm. I’m sure it will be even better when Fairfax County starts its sidewalk construction in the fall…