November 22, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: transportation

VDOT to repave lanes on Route 50

#public works, #transportation, #VDOT

There will be lane closures on Arlington Boulevard between Graham Road and Route 7 for the next few weeks, the Virginia Department of Transportation warns. VDOT will begin milling and paving work on Monday night, Aug. 21, resulting in single-lane closures on eastbound Route 50. The work will occur 10 p.m.-5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays … Continued

VDOT to reduce tree loss on Braddock Road

#trails, #transportation, #trees, #VDOT
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has reduced the amount of tree loss in the Braddock Road Multimodal Improvements Project, agency officials announced at a recent community meeting. The project would create 10-foot-wide shared-use paths along both sides Braddock Road, as well as intersection improvements at Ravensworth Road, Wakefield Chapel Road/Danbury Forest Drive, Rolling Road, and … Continued

The Braddock Road project advances

#traffic, #transportation, #VDOT
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will update the public on the Braddock Road Multimodal Improvements Project on July 26, 6:30-9 p.m., in the cafeteria of Lake Braddock Secondary School (9200 Burke Lake Road).  The project involves multimodal and access management improvements along three miles of Braddock Road between Ravensworth Road in Annandale and Humphries Drive … Continued

It’s now just Route 29 and Route 50

#Board of Supervisors, #transportation
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Lee Highway and Lee Jackson Memorial Highway are no more. The names of those roads were officially changed to Route 29 and Route 50, respectively, as of July 5. Affected residents and businesses need to update their addresses on driver’s licenses, utility documents, business licenses, and advertising. The county recommends they also change land records, mortgage … Continued

Bike lanes, road paving program announced

#biking, #transportation, #VDOT
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The Fairfax County Department of Transportation and VDOT are proposing to add buffered or standard bike lanes on John Marr Drive between Backlick Road and Columbia Pike in Annandale. That would be done where space allows by narrowing travel lanes or converting underutilized travel lanes where feasible. That project and two others in the Braddock District will … Continued

Pedestrian safety projects proposed

#Baileys Crossroads, #pedestrians, #transportation
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The Fairfax County Department of Transportation has developed a list of pedestrian safety projects recommended for funding, including several in Mason District. Michael Guarino, head of FCDOT’s capital budget section, presented the proposals for the next $25.2 million in active transportation access and safety improvements to the Board of Supervisors’ Transportation on Committee on March … Continued

County to begin Gallows Road study

#biking, #transportation
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The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is preparing to explore multimodal transportation on Gallows Road and will form a stakeholder group to provide community input. The Gallows Road study area extends from Tysons to Annandale. FCDOT will carry out an outreach process with a group representing community associations, HOAs, schools, faith communities, and other stakeholders, … Continued

Bus improvement projects underway

#bus, #transit, #transportation
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Several projects are underway to improve bus transportation across the region, transit officials reported at a virtual meeting Jan. 20 hosted by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Coalition for Smarter Growth.   The NVTC is undertaking a regional analysis of bus service in coordination with local transit agencies and the Washington Metropolitan Area … Continued

Opinion: The Braddock Road project is not really ‘multimodal’

#Braddock District, #pedestrians, #transportation, #trees
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The following commentary by Annandale resident Michael Perel is a lightly edited version of a piece originally published in the Washington Post. Concerns about Arlington’s “missing middle” zoning proposal resonate with me. The proposal, which would not result in affordable housing for families, demonstrates how misleading and unsupported some public policies can be when they … Continued

2022 has been deadly for pedestrians

#pedestrians, #safety, #transportation
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In a year when pedestrian fatalities spiked, let’s remember the victims. In 2022, 23 pedestrians were killed by drivers in Fairfax County, a big jump from the 13 pedestrian deaths in 2021. Nine of this year’s fatalities occurred in the Annandale/Mason District area, where heavy traffic, speeding, and insufficient crosswalks and sidewalks created deadly conditions. … Continued