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TextNews Release: Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for New South Van Dorn Street Sidewalk
Fairfax County Department of Transportation
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Fairfax, VA 22033
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April 16, 2009
FCDOT 09/032
Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for New South Van Dorn Street Sidewalk
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 6, at 11 a.m., at the location of the new sidewalk that was recently completed on South Van Dorn Street between Greendale Village Drive/King Centre Drive and Telegraph Road in Fairfax County.
The new sidewalk begins at the terminus of the existing five foot sidewalk approximately 300 feet south of the Greendale Village Drive intersection. The sidewalk provides a missing link between the Kingstowne Center and Telegraph Road to the south.
“This sidewalk provides a safe means for residents to walk along South Van Dorn Street,” said County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova. “It affords residents a greater quality of life by increasing their pedestrian-friendly options in the Lee District.”
The South Van Dorn Street Pedestrian Walkway is a Fairfax County spot improvement project implemented by the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services in cooperation with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation. The project consists of providing approximately 2,800 feet of six-foot concrete sidewalk, and handrail at certain sections along the west side of South Van Dorn Street. Construction was awarded in December 2008 and was substantially completed in April 2009, on time and within budget.
“Pedestrian and trail connections are very important and I am very pleased that we've been able to add a sidewalk to this section of South Van Dorn Street,” said Lee District Supervisor Jeffrey C. McKay. “We're taking another step toward making Lee District one of the most pedestrian-friendly districts in Fairfax County.”
The rain date for the ceremony is Wednesday, May 13 at 11 a.m.
For further information about the ceremony and reasonable ADA accommodations, call the Lee District Office, 703-971-6262, TTY 711, or e-mail leedist@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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