New DMV center planned for Braddock Road
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| An illustration of the new DMV center planned for Braddock Road. |
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is planning to build a
new DMV Customer Service Center at 9911 Braddock Road in Fairfax, Braddock Supervisor
James Walkinshaw announced.
The structure will replace a facility currently used for
motorcycle training. The DMV purchased the property in 2015.
Because this is a state facility being built on state
property, it follows the procedures required by the state, not the county. That means there is no requirement for notification or community input.
The DMV has
developed plans and specifications and presented them to the Virginia
Department of General Services for review. The next step is for the DMV to present
its proposed final plans to the State Art and Architectural Review Board.
Walkinshaw, the DMV, and local members of the General Assembly
will hold a virtual information session on the plans for the new DMV facility on April
6 at 7 p.m. Information on accessing the meeting will be announced on Walkinshaw’s website.
People who want to speak at the meeting – and submit ideas
for improving the project – are asked to register in advance by sending an email
to [email protected]
by April 6. Send your name and question or comment. Speakers will be limited to
three minutes.
This location always had a big "some secret government shit goes on behind all these fences" vibe to it.
This was the site of the former Northern Virginia Training Center which housed and provided services for people with intellectual and physical disabilities. It opened in 1973 and closed in 2016. It's been vacant ever since.
The previous democrat administration in Richmond sold the training center to a private developer without competing bids and without notice to the Fairfax government. They are building a 1,000 person retirement center, imagine the traffic on Braddock road in the future, it is already jammed.