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CONTACT INFORMATION: Our office is open 8:00 AM-4:30 PM M-F
703-877-5600 TTY 711
DOTInfo@fairfaxcounty.gov
4050 Legato Road, Suite 400
Laura Ghosh
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Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs)

RRFB Reston Town Center

To enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety, Fairfax County is working with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to install Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFBs) at targeted crosswalks around the County.

The flashing yellow lights, when activated, signal to drivers and bicyclists using the roadway to stop to those in the crosswalk before proceeding. RRFBs are a warning device for drivers. Pedestrians need to watch for approaching traffic even if the RRFB has been activated.

  • Report a Problem with a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB)


 

Sully

  • Pleasant Valley Road and Martins Hundred Drive
  • Franklin Farm Road and Thorngate Drive
  • Franklin Farm Road and Old Dairy Road
  • Pleasant Valley Road and Wetherburn Drive

Dranesville

  • Westmoreland Street and McLean High School entrance
  • Chain Bridge Road and Wasp Lane
  • Westmoreland Street and Rosemont Drive

Hunter Mill

  • Bluemont Way and Discovery Street
  • South Lakes Drive and Tanbark (east)
  • South Lakes Drive and Green Watch Way
  • Soapstone Drive and 7-Eleven
  • Soapstone Drive and Ridge Heights Road
  • Flint Hill Road and Flint Hill Elementary School
  • Sunset Hills and Fairfax County Parkway
  • Reston Parkway Northbound to Dulles Toll Road Eastbound On-Ramp
  • Hunter Mill Road and Colvin Run Trail

Mount Vernon/Franconia

  • Frye Road, north of Richmond Highway

Mount Vernon

  • Mount Vernon Memorial Highway and Southwood Drive

Providence

  • Prosperity Avenue / Cross County Trail / Eakin Community Park
  • Route 7 and Dulles Toll Road ramp (EB Route 7 to WB Dulles Toll Road)
  • Eskridge Road and Strawberry Lane
  • Virginia Center Boulevard I-66 ramp
  • Nutley Street I-66 ramp
  • Nutley Street Spur 1
  • Nutley Street Spur 2
  • Blake Lane and Bushman Drive

Mason

  • N Beauregard Street and N Chambliss Street
  • 395 and Edsall Road Ramps
  • Edsall Road and Bren Mar Pool

Mason/Providence

  • Gallows Road and Aston Street
How to Use an RRFB
Drivers and On-Street BicyclistsPedestrians and Bicyclists in the Crosswalks
1. Anticipate people when approaching a crosswalk.1. When you are ready to cross, press the button to activate the flashing yellow warning lights.
2. Flashing yellow lights may indicate that people are ready to cross or are crossing.2. Make eye contact with drivers to confirm they are stopping before entering the crosswalk.
3. Stop for people on foot or bicycle within a crosswalk and give enough space so that your vehicle does not block another driver's view of people crossing.3. Continue to scan both directions as you cross the street.
4. Do not stop in or block a crosswalk. 
5. Do not pass another vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk. 
6. Wait for people walking or bicycling to clear the crosswalk before proceeding, regardless of the status of the RRFB. 

Click on an image below for "How to Use an RRFB" flyer in English and Spanish.

How to Use an RRFB

 

Como user un RRFB

 

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