Tag: HOT lanes
Environmental group outraged by award honoring beltway construction co.
The beltway project dumped sediment into Accotink Creek. [Photo by Friends of Accotink Creek] Every year, the Fairfax County Park Foundation bestows Eakin Philanthropy Awards to individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution to the community. The announcement that one of the recipients of this year’s awards is Transurban-Fluor has met with disbelief, … Continued
More drivers using beltway express lanes
The beltway near the Gallows Road exit, not during rush hour. Since the express lanes opened on the beltway a year ago, usage has steadily increased—along with toll revenue. The express lanes have served more than 855,000 customers since they opened on Nov. 17, 2012. Here are some more quick facts from the annual report … Continued
Candidates clash over roads, taxes, and environment
Saslaw Voters Fairfax County’s Braddock District got a close-up look at some of the candidates running for office in November at a forum Tuesday evening sponsored by the North Springfield Civic Association. Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw, who has been in the Virginia legislature since 1976, reminded the audience of some of his accomplishments: bringing … Continued
VDOT plans I-395 HOT lanes off-ramp between Edsall and 236 exits
Stevenson Avenue with I-395 on the left and Landmark Mews on the right Residents of Landmark Mews have some serious concerns about plans to build a HOT lane off-ramp parallel to Stevenson Avenue, which is between I-395 and their community. Landmark Mews is in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County’s Mason District. At a community meeting last … Continued
Delays, detour planned for Gallows Road bridge over beltway
VDOT anticipating opening the new northbound Gallows Road bridge over the beltway next Tuesday. The new bridge has two lanes of traffic in each direction. To prepare for the traffic shift, lane closures will occur on Gallows Road overnight on Monday, June 27, from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday. Traffic shift work is weather … Continued
It’s gotten a bit easier to ride a bike from Annandale to Wakefield Park
A ribbon-cutting ceremony last week marked the completion of improvements to the bike and pedestrian bridge over the beltway, connecting Wakefield Park/Audrey Moore RECenter and Americana Drive in Annandale. A portion of the bridge was raised four feet to meet the latest federal highway standards, extended to accommodate the additional HOT lanes under construction, and upgraded … Continued
Braddock Road beltway exit ramps closed this weekend
There could be some major traffic headaches around the Braddock Road exit on the beltway this evening. The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to close the north exit ramp (54A) from the Beltway heading west on Braddock Road, from 9 p.m. on Friday, May 13, to 11 a.m. Sunday morning. The Braddock Road east exit … Continued
Neighborhood Spotlight: Lafayette Village is close to everything, including beltway
When asked to name the best thing about the Lafayette Village community, Jay Jarvis cited its “awesome location inside the beltway, which makes it so close to everything”—including I-66 and the Dun Loring Metro station—and its proximity to the woodsy park adjacent to the Hidden Oaks Nature Center. He calls the community Annandale’s “best-kept secret.” … Continued
New, higher wall separates North Springfield Elementary from beltway
North Springfield Elementary School is literally a stone’s throw from the Capitol Beltway. Local government leaders and neighborhood groups worked with VDOT and the companies in charge of the HOT lanes project, Transurban and Fluor, to install a higher wall between the school (at 7602 Heming Court) and the beltway. State Del. Vivian Watts; Braddock District Supervisor John … Continued
Wakefield pedestrian bridge to close Monday
Fairfax County Supervisor John Cook (Braddock District) reports that the Wakefield Park pedestrian bridge in Annandale will close for about four days, beginning on or about Sept. 13, by construction crews working on the beltway HOT lanes project. The existing bridge will be raised approximately two feet and extended 30 feet to the west, Cook says. A new … Continued