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Improvements under way at Heritage Mall parking lot

August 18, 2019

#infrastructure, #parking, #redevelopment, #retail

The parking lot at Heritage Mall is getting an upgrade. The JSI Paving and Construction Co. is putting in islands that will eventually have trees, handicapped parking spaces and ramps by the CVS and H Mart, a new sidewalk on Commons Drive, and a regraded swale along Heritage Drive, says foreman Luis Hernandez. When that … Continued

Electric charging station delayed

July 30, 2019

#cars, #infrastructure

The spot where an EV charging station was under construction earlier this month. This photo was taken July 29. The electric vehicle charging station that had been under construction in the Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike disappeared last week. Relax, electric car owners, it isn’t gone for good – just delayed. This is the … Continued

Detours and delays expected at Seven Corners intersection this weekend

July 30, 2019

#infrastructure, #Seven Corners, #traffic, #transportation, #VDOT

The Virginia Department of Transportation urges drivers to avoid the Seven Corners intersection next weekend, as workers will be demolishing the Wilson Boulevard bridge deck and installing a new deck. Eastbound and westbound Route 50 (Arlington Boulevard) at the Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) interchange and eastbound Wilson Boulevard (Route 613) between the eastbound Route 50 … Continued

Seven Corners replacement bridge project under way

July 9, 2019

#infrastructure, #Seven Corners, #transportation

Pieces of the new bridge are being built at the Willston Center. A replacement bridge in Seven Corners linking the eastbound one-way Arlington Boulevard service road to eastbound Wilson Boulevard is tentatively scheduled to be installed during the weekend of Aug. 2-5. To reduce traffic disruption, the new bridge is being built in three separate … Continued

Electric vehicle charging station under construction at Seven Corners Target

June 19, 2019

#cars, #infrastructure, #Seven Corners, #transportation

Six electric vehicle charging stations are being installed in the Target parking lot on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners. They are expected to be fully operational by the end of June. The stations are part of an electric vehicle charging network owned and managed by Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America. VW … Continued

Electric vehicle charging stations coming to Annandale

May 16, 2019

#cars, #environment, #infrastructure

An EVgo charging station. Owners of a Tesla, Leaf, Bolt, or other all-electric vehicle will soon have more charging options. Twenty to 40 electric vehicle charging stations will be over the next year and a half or so in locations throughout Northern Virginia, including the parking lots at Barcroft Plaza and the Annanale Shopping Center, … Continued

Sleepy Hollow Road residents not convinced of need for sidewalks

April 23, 2019

#infrastructure, #pedestrians, #transportation

Mason Supervisor Penny Gross and Fairfax County Department of Transportation Director Tom Biesiadny address a meeting on the Sleepy Hollow sidewalk project. Despite a series of changes to make the proposed Sleepy Hollow Road Walkway Project more palatable to residents, several people angrily denounced the project at a community meeting April 22. Among their complaints: … Continued

Roads in Bailey’s Crossroads scheduled for repaving

March 31, 2019

#Bailey's Crossroads, #biking, #infrastructure, #transportation, #VDOT

The roads in red in this area of Bailey’s Crossroads are on VDOT’s road paving schedule. The Virginia Department of Transportation’s 2019 road paving and restriping program in Mason District will focus mostly on the Falls Church, Bailey’s Crossroads, and Bren Mar Park areas. See the VDOT map for specific roads. VDOT staff will explain … Continued

County to invest more in revitalization districts

March 23, 2019

#infrastructure, #property maintenance, #redevelopment

John Marr Drive in Annandale. Fairfax County has increased its investment in maintaining publicly owned properties in five Commercial Revitalization Districts (CRDs): Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners, McLean, the Richmond Highway Corridor, and Springfield. Two new full-time positions were created in the Department of Public Works and Environmental Service’s CRD maintenance program to focus on the … Continued

County may need to use eminent domain for Annandale sidewalk project

March 21, 2019

#Board of Supervisors, #infrastructure, #pedestrians

The dotted lines show where the sidewalks will be constructed. The affected properties are outlined in blue. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 19 agreed to hold a public hearing April 9 on the acquisition of land rights necessary for the construction of a sidewalk along Little River Turnpike between Columbia Road and … Continued

New Sleepy Hollow sidewalk project would have less of an impact on property owners

February 25, 2019

#infrastructure, #land use, #pedestrians, #transportation

Some homeowners along Sleepy Hollow Road still have signs protesting the proposed sidewalk project. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation has revised its plans for the Sleepy Hollow Road sidewalk project for the third time. “This iteration impacts property owners significantly less” than the previous proposal, says project manager, Mark VanZandt. The new plan reduces … Continued

Bond referendum would fund two Mason District projects

October 10, 2018

#fire department, #infrastructure, #police

The Mason District Police Station shares a building with the Mason Government Center. Fairfax County voters will have a chance to vote for a $182 million public safety bond – which will fund two projects in Mason District – on Election Day, Nov. 6. If passed, the bond would provide $23 million to fund a … Continued

Sleepy Hollow sidewalk project revised

October 5, 2018

#infrastructure, #pedestrians, #transportation

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation has made some revisions to the proposed Sleepy Hollow Road Walkway Project. When first announced earlier this year, the sidewalk proposal led to a groundswell of opposition among residents who had complained about losing part of their front yards and mature trees and the potential for declining … Continued

Indian Run stream restoration work to start soon

August 13, 2018

#infrastructure, #parks, #stormwater, #streams, #trails

The projects to restore the stream at Indian Run Court (left) and Columbia Road (right) will reduce erosion and excess nutrients, protect private property, and improve water quality. (Fairfax County) Restoration work on Indian Run is set to start this month. Trails within the Indian Run Stream Valley Park in Annandale will be temporarily closed … Continued

Gallows Road repaving, bike lane striping to start in September

August 11, 2018

#infrastructure, #VDOT

VDOT’s repaving map for the Annandale area shows roads where repaving is completed (blue), in progress (green), and scheduled (red). The Virginia Department of Transportation is expected to start repaving Gallows Road between Columbia Pike and Annandale Road in September, weather permitting. As part of this process, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) will … Continued