November 24, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: infrastructure

Dominion will bury power lines in Annandale/Mason District

#Annandale, #Dominion, #infrastructure, #utilities
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Buried power lines would prevent power outages during storms.  Dominion Energy Virginia is planning to bury power lines along dozens of residential streets in the Annandale/Mason District area.  The Dominion Energy Strategic Underground Program is aimed at improving electrical reliability by getting homeowners to agree to have power lines buried in their front yards.  The … Continued

Public comment sought on revised plan for Braddock Road improvements

#Braddock District, #infrastructure, #traffic, #transportation
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Fairfax County has revised its plans for the Braddock Road multimodal transportation improvement project and cut the cost from $74 million to $48 million for phase 1. The county applied for funding for the project twice and was rejected twice, Braddock Supervisor James Walkinshaw said at a virtual community meeting Aug. 3. “There is no … Continued

Metro to close nine stations, including East Falls Church, all summer

#Annandale, #coronavirus, #health, #infrastructure, #Metro, #transit, #transportation
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A Metro platform before reconstruction. [Photos: WMATA] Metro is closing all stations on the Silver and Orange lines west of Ballston, beginning May 23. That includes the East Falls Church, West Falls Church, Dunn Loring, and Vienna stations on the Orange Line and the McLean, Tysons, Greensboro, Spring Hill, and Wiehle-Reston East station on the … Continued

Walkway project, pedestrian signal planned for Little River Turnpike

#Annandale, #infrastructure, #pedestrians, #sidewalk, #transportation

A sidewalk will improve pedestrian safety on this stretch of Little River Turnpike. Planning is underway for a walkway project along the westbound side of Little River Turnpike in Annandale between High Place and Pinecrest Parkway, Mason Supervisor Penny Gross announced in her newsletter to residents. The project includes an 1,800-foot-long, eight-foot-wide concrete sidewalk, curbs … Continued

Lake Accotink pipeline could threaten park’s habitat

#Annandale, #environment, #infrastructure, #Lake Accotink, #nature
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County officials and community residents take a “pipeline walk” in Lake Accotink Park, accompanied by the sounds of spring peepers, wood frogs, and birds. When Fairfax County officials announced a plan in September to install a pipeline to haul dredged sediment away from Lake Accotink, many community members were happy that the lake would be … Continued

Road repaving, restriping plan announced for Mason District

#Annandale, #biking, #infrastructure, #Mason District, #transportation, #VDOT
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More bike lanes are coming to Mason District. The Virginia Department of Transportation will repave dozens of roads in Mason District over the next few months, which will give the Fairfax County Department of Transportation an opportunity to paint bike lanes on some of those roads. Much of the repaving will be concentrated in the … Continued

Water main project will affect traffic on Route 7

#Annandale, #Bailey's Crossroads, #infrastructure, #traffic, #water
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This section of Leesburg Pike will be affected by a water main project. Get ready for some disruption on Leesburg Pike, as Fairfax Water begins replacing water mains in Bailey’s Crossroads between Columbia Pike and Dawes Avenue on the Alexandria border. During construction, traffic will be maintained in both directions on Leesburg Pike (Route 7) … Continued

Construction to cause major delays on Columbia Pike

#Annandale, #Arlington, #arts, #infrastructure, #traffic, #transportation
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An illustration of a sculpture to be installed on Columbia Pike at the western gateway to Arlington. [Arlington County] If you commute toward D.C. on Columbia Pike, you might want to rethink your route. Arlington County is beginning work on the westernmost section of the road, resulting in lane reductions throughout 2020. “Starting on or … Continued