Transportation Alert:
Over the last several years, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) has worked to identify current deficiencies and future needs along the nearly 35 miles of Fairfax County Parkway and Franconia-Springfield Parkway corridors stretching from Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) in Herndon to Route 1 (Richmond Highway) at Fort Belvoir, and to Beulah Street in Springfield. As part of the Fairfax County and Franconia-Springfield Parkways Alternatives Analysis and Long-Term Planning Study, FCDOT developed improvement strategies, assembled and tested a set of alternative recommendations, and established a new, updated set of long-term multimodal transportation recommendations for the Comprehensive Plan.
The goals of the Study included creating a more efficient option for commuters, while serving local residents; minimizing impacts to property owners and the environment; and optimizing and determining demand for high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.
FCDOT held three rounds of community meetings with opportunities for feedback and public comment in person and through online surveys. FCDOT gathered feedback during the meetings; via comments submitted online, via mail or by phone; and a post-presentation survey.
Based on this feedback, FCDOT developed and tested these alternative recommendations in its transportation models to ensure that the recommended improvements address future demand/commuter needs. FCDOT presented the final recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, who endorsed the plan in July 2021.
Burke Centre Parkway
On September 24, 2019, while FCDOT was conducting the Fairfax County and Franconia-Springfield Parkways Alternatives Analysis and Long-Term Planning Study, the Board authorized PA No. 2019-III-T1, directing staff to consider the potential for a partial interchange (overpass/underpass) at the intersection of Fairfax County Parkway and Burke Centre Parkway.
Public Hearings
The Board authorized the consideration of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment on July
25, 2021, to incorporate the final recommendations. Public hearings are tentatively scheduled at the Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., and at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 4 p.m.
Prioritization
FCDOT has met with the Board to discuss prioritization of study recommendations, to determine which recommendations may be implemented in the short-term, mid-term and long-term futures (as funding allows). This will be utilized with the next, and all future, Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP) updates, where the Board allocates funding to transportation projects within the County.
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