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TextCeremony Scheduled to Celebrate Little River Turnpike
Fairfax County Office of Public
Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935, FAX 703-324-2010
Nov. 12, 2004
Ceremony Scheduled to Celebrate Little River Turnpike/John Marr Drive Streetscape Improvements in Annandale
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the
Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee (ACBDPC) will be
celebrating the completion of the John Marr Drive and Little River
Turnpike streetscape project at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30. The Annandale
Chamber of Commerce and invited state and local elected officials,
including Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E.
Connolly, Mason District Supervisor Penelope Gross and Braddock District
Supervisor Sharon Bulova, will be on hand for this celebration. This
significant milestone in long sought improvements for downtown Annandale
will take place in front of the Kmart at 4251 John Marr Drive.
With brick sidewalks, acorn lighting, landscaping, and underground
utilities, central Annandale is beginning to reestablish a sense of
place, a feeling of community. The important streetscape initiative is
part of the Fairfax County Commercial Revitalization Program financed by
citizen supported bond referenda. The Virginia Department of
Transportation joined with the county in making important safety and
environmental improvements in stormwater runoff, driveway entrance
repair, resurfacing, automobile and pedestrian movement, and traffic
signalization. New bus shelters accompany attractive benches and trash
receptacles. The project was completed on budget and on schedule.
The project helps move Annandale toward the ACBDPC goals of improving
pedestrian movement and having esthetics that build community respect.
Since the Annandale Planning Committee commenced its work with the county
revitalization staff, many downtown businesses have enhanced the
appearance of their buildings and paid to install brick sidewalks and
acorn lights as well as landscaping in front of their properties. Helping
build pride in their community, the Annandale Woman’s Club,
Korean-American groups, and others have joined in periodic downtown
street and sidewalk cleanups.
For information about the streetscape improvements, contact Frank
Roberts, project manager, or Larry Ichter, chief, Transportation Design
Branch, DPWES, at 703-324-5800, TTY 711. For information on the
Commercial Revitalization Program in Annandale, contact Arlene
Quinones-Vargas, senior program manager, Department of Housing and
Community Development, 703-246-5082, TTY 711. For information on doing
business in Annandale, contact Linda Bufano of the Annandale Chamber of
Commerce at 703-256-7232, TTY 711. Developers interested in Annandale can
obtain demographic and other information from the Fairfax County
revitalization Web site,
www.fcrevit.org.
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