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Fairfax County supervisors approve sign removal program

March 1, 2013

Roadside signs, like this one in Annandale, are illegal. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 26 authorized the county to enter into a legal agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation to remove illegal signs from public rights-of-way along selected highways. The sign removal program will begin later this year and will operate … Continued

Wakefield Chapel residents want NOVA to address student parking problems

February 27, 2013

#Braddock District, #Cook, #NOVA, #parking, #safety, #traffic, #VDOT

Residents complain about NOVA students on Wakefield Chapel Road. People who live close to the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Annandale campus have been complaining about students parking on Wakefield Chapel Road and side streets for years. The familiar litany of grievances was aired again Feb. 25 at the most recent quarterly meeting on NOVA/neighborhood … Continued

Landmark area residents asked to vote on sound walls along Interstate 95

February 8, 2013

#environment, #traffic, #transportation, #VDOT

Trees have already been cut down to make way for the ramp. People who live along Interstate 95 between the Edsall Road and Duke Street exits are being asked to vote on whether they want sound walls constructed between their homes and the highway as part of a project to build a ramp along that … Continued

Fairfax County, VDOT agree on sign removal program

February 4, 2013

#code compliance, #signs, #VDOT

Signs along Route 7. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Virginia Department of Transportation have approved an agreement to allow the county to remove commercial and political signs in the VDOT public right of way. This is good news for the Annandale/Mason area, as thousands of signs advertising mattresses, furniture, cash for gold, … Continued

Citizen activists frustrated by lack of action to clean up Seven Corners

January 25, 2013

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community events, #property maintenance, #Seven Corners, #VDOT

Piles of trash in a parking lot behind the Willston Center on Route 50. Kay Cooper and Nancy Vorona, residents of Lake Barcroft, would like to see the Seven Corners area cleaned up. They’ve been urging Fairfax County leaders, VDOT, and law enforcement officials to take some action to get rid of the litter and … Continued

Landmark area residents organize effort to oppose I-395 ramp

December 20, 2012

#environment, #neighborhood groups, #traffic, #transportation, #VDOT

I-95 as viewed from the site of the proposed ramp. Some of these trees have been cut down since this picture was taken in 2011. People who live in several housing developments next to the forthcoming flyover ramp on Interstate 395 in the Landmark area are up in arms about the dangerously high air pollution … Continued

When it comes to cleaning up VDOT property, no good deed goes unpunished

October 15, 2012

#community organizations, #property maintenance, #VDOT, #volunteers

You might think if a community comes together and spends countless hours cleaning a small plot of public land, that would be a good thing, right? It’s a great example of people putting in some sweat equity to improve their neighborhood. The Virginia Department of Transportation doesn’t think so. The site in question is on … Continued

Annandale man keeps Heritage Drive free of signs and litter

August 31, 2012

#property maintenance, #VDOT, #volunteers

Ed D. on patrol We’ve heard from a lot of people complaining about litter, illegal signs, and other property maintenance failures here in the Annandale area. But there are a few dedicated citizens here who are taking action to clean up their communities. A case in point is “Ed D.,” as he prefers to be … Continued

Fairfax County, VDOT working on plan to get rid of roadside signs

July 22, 2012

#property maintenance, #VDOT

These signs on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners advertise a business on Little River Pike in Annandale. Northern Virginia residents unhappy with the political campaign and commercial signs lining roadways could soon see some relief. Fairfax County and the Virginia Department of Transportation are negotiating how to implement a state law that took effect July … Continued

VA governor forms task force to manage BRAC traffic issues

August 8, 2011

#BRAC, #transportation, #VDOT

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

Del. Kory’s Report from Richmond: Full legislative agenda will address ABC privatization, ‘murky’ budget picture

November 12, 2010

#budget, #politics, #VDOT

By Del. Kaye Kory The legislative calendar for the commonwealth is accelerating as the deadline approaches for delegates to submit legislation for the upcoming session. This session is the “short” session, as it is the second year of the biennium. Still, the legislative agenda will be a full one, or at least should be, and … Continued

Bulova requests $5 million from VDOT for widening Route 236

November 4, 2010

#Bulova, #transportation, #VDOT

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova has asked the state to spend some of its budget surplus on road projects in Northern Virginia, including $5 million to begin the design work on widening Little River Turnpike through central Annandale. In an Oct. 19 letter to Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean T. Connaughton, Bulova says, … Continued