The public has a few more weeks to weigh on on two construction scenarios as Fairfax County officials work to improve safety on a deadly stretch of Lee Chapel Road.
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation proposed two options at a virtual community meeting on Dec. 10 for approaching a project that will level the narrow, two-lane roadway between Ox Road (Route 123) and the Fairfax County Parkway:
Fairfax County’s study of the Gallows Road corridor is entering its final stages, with a report expected to head to the planning commission early next year.
The project aims to address long-standing safety and mobility challenges along the busy stretch of roadway connecting Tysons and Annandale, but proposed redesigns have sparked debate among residents.
The Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) is voicing strong objections to safety improvements proposed by the Virginia Department of Transportation for Walker Road, arguing that the plans could make the rural roadway more hazardous rather than safer.
VDOT released an assessment in October of the 2-mile stretch connecting Colvin Run Road to Georgetown Pike in Great Falls. The report recommends several safety improvements, including clearing vegetation, installing new signage and replacing the one-lane bridge over Piney Run with a two-lane structure.
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is making progress on the design of a street that will provide a new connection between Tysons East and Pimmit Hills.
Building on a concept presented in 2022, county staff shared a more detailed “30% design” plan for Lincoln Street between Old Meadow Road and Magarity Road at a virtual community meeting on Nov. 13. Feedback on the proposal is being accepted through an online survey until Dec. 6.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has a plan to improve safety along Walker Road in Great Falls, targeting persistent concerns with visibility, speed and overall road design.
The proposed changes — detailed in a safety assessment finalized in October — address high-risk areas identified by residents, who flagged specific trouble spots where conditions are particularly dangerous.
Virginia’s plan to widen I-495 with privately financed, toll-based express lanes in the Woodrow Wilson Bridge corridor continues to get a decidedly mixed reception from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
On one side of the debate, Board Chairman Jeff McKay believes the project is “essential,” but he conceded at a meeting of the board’s transportation committee last Tuesday (Oct. 29) that “not everyone feels that way.”
Fairfax County may need to invoke eminent domain to secure more than a dozen properties along Richmond Highway for its new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.
Earlier this week, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution to move ahead with acquiring land rights to 13 commercial and residential properties — including a Wells Fargo bank, a pet hospital, and a hotel — by early December for the new bus route, known as “The One,” regardless of whether settlement agreements are in place.
Fairfax County planners have settled on a final proposal for Wiehle Avenue’s future design.
After presenting three options for community feedback this spring, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation is leaning toward a concept that reduces the Reston road to two travel lanes in each direction, while providing space for a two-way cycle track along the west side. The area would maintain its current speed limit of 35 mph.
Design work is underway on Reston’s massive $235 million Soapstone Connector, a half-mile road that will eventually link Sunrise Valley Drive to Sunset Hills Road through a bridge over the Dulles Toll Road.
The Virginia Department of Transportation is set to host a public information meeting on the project next Thursday, Oct. 10 at South Lakes High School (11400 South Lakes Drive). An open house will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a presentation at 7 p.m.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors wants to change how it assesses transportation impacts by switching from an automobile-focused methodology to a more inclusive approach.
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) is working on a Comprehensive Transportation Analysis (CTA) to collect data and identify the trade-offs between different modes of transportation, FCDOT planner Tim Kutz told the board during a transportation committee meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 17).
