Project Overview

The West Ox Complex is a partnership among Fairfax County, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The complex encompasses approximately 130 acres in the Springfield District of Fairfax County at the intersection of West Ox Road and the Fairfax County Parkway. The West Ox project will transform the former "Camp 30" state correctional facility to a multipurpose, multiagency complex - the McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center - featuring the county's Department of Public Safety Communications (9-1-1 center), Office of Emergency Management, Police Department Forensics and a bus operations/maintenance facility in partnership with WMATA.

The West Ox Complex will also contain the Virginia Department of Transportation's Northern Virginia Regional Operations, Area 04 Clifton Area Maintenance Headquarters and State Forces Construction for the Fairfax area, as well as the Virginia State Police Division 7 call-takers and dispatchers. The West Ox Complex will provide critical infrastructure to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of both public safety and transportation services in the county and Northern Virginia.

• West Ox Complex Fact Sheet
• Master Plan

Price Tag

Phase one at the West Ox complex will be the McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center and is estimated to cost $122.5 million. That figure includes $102.5 million for the county function and $20 million for the Virginia State Police and VDOT functions.

In November of 2002, voters approved a bond referendum that included $29 million towards replacement of the county's aging Emergency Communications Center. Additional funding for the facility has been allocated from general county funds.

McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center Information

• Construction Updates and Photos

WMATA Bus Operations Facility

News Headlines

• 09/28/06 - West Ox Complex Site Work Nears Completion; Construction Begins for PSTOC
• 11/21/05 - Groundbreaking Held for West Ox Complex
• 11/10/05 - Groundbreaking Scheduled for West Ox Complex

Who's Involved

• Fairfax County
  • Department of Public Safety Communications (9-1-1 call center)
  • Office of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Center
  • Police Department --  forensics facility
  • Fairfax Connector bus maintenance facility
• Virginia Department of Transportation
  • Northern Virginia Regional Operation
  • Area 04 Clifton Area Maintenance Headquarters
  • State Forces Construction for the Fairfax area
• Virginia State Police 
  • Division 7 call-takers and dispatchers
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  • WMATA Bus operations facility