Friday, November 16, 2012
The interchange is intended to help improve traffic flow in the area.
The Virginia Department of Transportation opened the new Fairfax County Parkway bridges over Fair Lakes Parkway and Monument Drive to traffic Thursday morning. Motorists will now have a 5-mile stretch without a traffic signal between Popes Head Road and Route 50. The overpass extends from south of Fair Lakes Parkway to north of Monument Drive. The entire project cost $69.5 million and is funded through stimulus, according to a news release. In addition to the overpass, the project widens Fairfax County Parkway from four to six lanes from south of I-66 to north of Rugby Road. The goal with the interchange is to help improve traffic flow in the area by separating local and parkway traffic. Fairfax County Parkway was first built in the 1980s…
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Road will be paved as part of ongoing interchange project at Fair Lakes, Fairfax County parkways.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
From 10 p.m. Friday through 4 a.m. Monday, the ramps from eastbound and westbound I-66 to southbound Fairfax County Parkway (Route 286) will be closed for paving as part of the ongoing interchange project at Fair Lakes and Fairfax County Parkway. The following signed detours will direct drivers: From westbound I-66: Route 29 (Exit 52) north to access the Fairfax County Parkway. See a map of the route. From eastbound I-66: Route 50 west (Exit 57B) to southbound West Ox Road (Route 608) to the Fairfax County Parkway. See a map of the detour route. Drivers may also take the northbound Fairfax County Parkway (Exit 55), turn right on Fair Lakes Parkway, and right on West Ox Road back to the Fairfax County Parkway. Click here to see a map of the…
Monday, March 26, 2012
Expect lane closures and occasional detours at night and on weekends.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Over the spring and summer, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) plans to repave 24 miles of the 32-mile, six-lane Fairfax County Parkway between Route 7 in Dranesville and Rolling Road in Springfield. The $19 million maintenance project will take place mostly at night and on weekends, and will require lane closures and occasional detours. In advance of the work, VDOT will hold four community meetings along the corridor to communicate the work plan and schedule. Each meeting will begin at 7 p.m. While work will begin in April and be complete in October, the work that will have the greatest effect on traffic will be scheduled from June until Labor Day, when Fairfax County schools are out for the summer. Crews will re-pave the …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
A 56-year-old man died in a crash near Franklin Farms on Tuesday
Update (10:55 a.m. March 22): Police have identified the driver as Robert Bittner of 21322 Sorrel Grove Court in Ashburn. Bittner was operating a 1999 Toyota Camry. ----- Original: Man Dies in County Parkway Crash A 56-year-old man from the Ashburn area died Tuesday after his vehicle struck the sound barrier on the Fairfax County Parkway near Franklin Farms Road. Fairfax County Police from the Fair Oaks District responded to the crash at around 12:56 p.m. Tuesday. The man was driving southbound on Fairfax County Parkway and for unknown reasons, left the roadway just past Franklin Farms Road and struck the sound barrier, police said. After passersby had pulled the driver from the vehicle, the vehicle caught on fire. The driver was …
Friday, February 17, 2012
Status makes road eligible for federal funding, maintenance priority
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Friday, February 17, 2012
The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved the transfer of the Fairfax County Parkway, Prince William Parkway and Franconia-Springfield Parkway to primary roads Wednesday, making them eligible for new funding and maintenance priorities, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced. As primary roads, the routes can receive federal funding for paving, guardrail, bridge improvements and other projects. Federal funding typically covers 80 percent of the cost to maintain interstates and primary roads, with the remaining 20 percent from state funds. The Fairfax County Parkway (Route 7100), which runs from Route 1 to Route 7, will be renamed Route 286. The 32-mile road carries between 22,000 and 75,000 vehicles per day. The Franconia-…
Mary C. Stachyra
4:05 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
I don't know the answer to that question, unfortunately, but you might be interested in this blog post from FABB which addresses the issue. http://fabb-bikes.blogspot.com/2012/03/fairfax-county-parkway-repaving.html more ›