Tag: transportation
VA governor forms task force to manage BRAC traffic issues
The first wave of 6,000 Department of Defense workers will move into the Mark Center this week, and Gov. Bob McDonnell’s response is the establishment of a task force and traffic management plan for I-395, he announced Aug. 8. The task force will: • Monitor traffic flow and quickly adjust surrounding traffic signals to changing … 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
Bike crashes on the rise in Fairfax County
Statistics on bicycle crashes in Fairfax County for the first six months of 2011 show the Mason and McLean Districts are tied for the most, with eight each. None of the crashes in 2011 involved the death of a bicyclist. Two incidents were hit and runs where the driver fled after striking a bicyclist. In nearly … Continued
Feld challenges Gross for leadership of Mason District
David Feld, the Republican nominee for Mason District supervisor, believes he has an excellent shot at defeating Penny Gross in November. What it will take, he says, is “inspiration and leadership.” He plans to target the “stay at home voters who have given up on thinking they can have an impact” and also hopes to … Continued
NVCC plans to install – and pay for – a traffic signal on Wakefield Chapel Rd.
Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) plans to install a traffic light at the intersection of Wakefield Chapel Road and Chapel Road is not sitting well with some local residents. NVCC believes the signal would reduce traffic tie-ups in the neighborhood and allow people to get out of the NVCC parking lot faster, which would encourage … 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
Tysons Corner expansion will have huge impact on Annandale
Developers display plans for Tysons Corner. Whatever happens to Annandale in the next few years, one thing is clear: Living in the shadows of a growing city will have a huge impact. An open house on the plans for “Transforming Tysons” June 15 at Springhill Elementary School offered a glimpse of some of the proposed … Continued
House passes bill to delay Mark Center relocation
The dreaded traffic nightmare expected around the BRAC-133 project at at the intersection of I-395 and Seminary Road in four months may be delayed. The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation May 26 to allow the Defense Department to delay the move-in date for the BRAC-133 project under construction at the Mark Center site for up to … 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
Moran: IG report bolsters prospects for lawsuit to delay BRAC project
A report released by April 20 by the inspector general of the Department of Defense concludes that the Army failed to carry out the necessary environmental reviews and traffic impact analyses for the BRAC-133 project at the Mark Center. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) says the findings in the report provide legal ground for a lawsuit to delay … Continued
Add roadwork construction to the traffic nightmare at the Mark Center
The BRAC project in February. The $20 million provided by the Defense Department last week for short-term transportation improvements at the BRAC-133 site at the Mark Center will be used to widen the off-ramp from I-395 heading north to Seminary Road and the on-ramp onto I-395 heading south from Seminary. The projects are expected to … Continued
Mason District residents air gripes at Penny Gross’ Town Hall meeting
The Town Hall Meeting convened by Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross Monday evening was supposed to be about the Fairfax County budget, but much of the session was devoted to citizens’ concerns about a variety of other issues—from traffic to wasteful spending, and from lack of zoning oversight to neglect of constituents. The meeting, at … Continued
‘Kojo in Your Community’ comes to Northern Virginia March 22
If you’re concerned about overdevelopment in Northern Virginia, our transportation nightmare, or the problematic discipline policy in Fairfax County schools, you’ll have a chance to speak about these issues next Tuesday evening on the The “Kojo in Your Community” radio program, a regular feature of the “Kojo Nnamdi Show.” The “Kojo in Your Community” series features … Continued
Residential parking permit district near NOVA could be expanded
People who live along the Wakefield Chapel Road area in Annandale have long complained parking problems caused by people going to the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and parking in front of their homes. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will consider a measure proposed by Supervisor John Cook to address that problem by allowing the board … Continued