December 23, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: traffic

Driver leads police on high-speed chase into oncoming traffic on Little River Turnpike

#accidents, #crime, #police, #traffic
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Police tackle a driver after a high-speed chase on Little River Turnpike. [From a video by Laura Reynolds.] A high-speed police chase on Little River Turnpike in Annandale Nov. 11 resulted in several collisions, as a driver headed into oncoming traffic. No one was hurt, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The driver, Edward Jerome … Continued

Final plan for Braddock Road improvements released

#biking, #Braddock District, #infrastructure, #pedestrians, #traffic, #transportation
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Braddock Road, approaching the beltway.  The final plan for the Braddock Road Improvement Project has been announced by Braddock Supervisor John Cook. The plan calls for improvements at 17 intersections between Ravensworth Road and Guinea Road and 10-foot wide shared-use paths – for bicyclists and pedestrians – on both sides of the heavily used corridor. … Continued

More public input sought on commuter lot option in Braddock Road study

#Braddock District, #bus, #Cook, #traffic, #transit, #transportation
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Braddock Road The community task force charged with making recommendations for the Braddock Road Multimodal Study opposes a transit center at Kings Park Shopping Center and believes a park-and-ride lot, which was presented as an alternative, should be delayed – if built at all. The technical team drafting the Braddock Road study – made up of … Continued

Residents raise concerns about safety plan for N. Beauregard/N. Chambliss intersection

#Lincolnia, #pedestrians, #safety, #traffic, #transportation
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A difficult intersection for pedestrians.  Lincolnia residents are not in total agreement with a plan presented June 13 by Fairfax County Department of Transportation officials to improve traffic and pedestrian safety at the N. Beauregard/N. Chambliss intersection. Residents questioned why the project is being done if it won’t resolve traffic congestion. “This is not a … Continued

Mini-roundabout would improve traffic flow on Ravensworth Road

#Gross, #infrastructure, #traffic, #transportation
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Ravensworth Road at Jayhawk Street. A temporary mini-roundabout to be installed this summer at the intersection of Ravensworth Road and Jayhawk Street/Fountainhead Drive in Annandale is supposed to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety and deter speeding. After learning about the roundabout project at a meeting June 5, most residents seemed to think it might … Continued

Improvements proposed for intersection of N. Beauregard and N. Chambliss streets

#Lincolnia, #traffic, #transportation
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The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is planning improvements at the intersection of N. Beauregard Street and N. Chambliss Street in Lincolnia. The changes will be presented at a public meeting Tuesday, June 13, 7 p.m., at Holmes Middle School, 6525 Montrose St., Alexandria. FCDOT plans to remove the right turn lane onto Shackelford Terrace … Continued

Annandale traffic in real time

#traffic, #transportation
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Annandale blog readers Kate and Jeff Howard put together time-lapse videos for rush hour traffic patterns in Annandale. The Howards, the team behind Hotels Near DC Metro, did the videos for a five-day period between 2 and 7 p.m. a few weeks ago when there were no snowstorms or other bad weather. The video shown … Continued

Local residents raise concerns about townhouse proposal for Gallows Road

#Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #traffic, #zoning
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This wooded area in Annandale, seen from Libeau Lane, could be the site of a new townhouse development.  People who live near a proposed townhouse development on Gallows Road in Annandale raised concerns about traffic congestion, school capacity, parking, and quality of life at a community meeting April 17. The Christopher Companies, a real estate … Continued

Seven Corners residents raise traffic concerns at meeting on proposed townhouse project

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #traffic, #transportation, #zoning
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Federal Hill, as seen from Arlington Boulevard. Residents of the Federal Hill townhouse community in Seven Corners raised concerns about traffic congestion at a community meeting April 3 on a proposal for 40 new townhouses next door at 6060 Arlington Blvd. The property, currently occupied by a medical building, is only accessible via a narrow … Continued

Lakeside Plaza condo owners oppose expansion of townhouse community

#land use, #neighborhood groups, #parking, #Planning Commission, #traffic, #transportation, #zoning
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The layout of the Ambrose Hills community. Lakeside Plaza is at the end of the cul de sac on Powell Lane. [Stanley Martin] The development of the Ambrose Hills townhouse community on Columbia Pike is causing some headaches for residents of the high-rise Lakeside Plaza Condominium. Marty Bernstein and Janice Siegel of the Lakeside Plaza … Continued

Prepare for construction delays due to work on Gallows Road bridge over Route 50

#infrastructure, #traffic, #transportation, #VDOT
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The overpass as seen from Route 50.  [VDOT] Expect some intermittent delays and nighttime closures at the Route 50/Gallows Road intersection over the next year as the Virginia Department of Transportation begins phase 2 of its project to “rehabilitate” the overpass. The project will include concrete and steel beam repairs, bearing replacement, joint closures, and … Continued