Wednesday, March 6, 2013
It'll be icy and windy out there tonight.
Thousands of snow plow, tree contractors and salt truck drivers slept in their trucks Wednesday night, as the Virginia Department of Transportation ordered trucks to stand by on the side of the road or in parking lots for downed power lines and icy roadways. VDOT is warning drivers to be ready for "rapidly changing weather conditions," according to their website. "Monitor your local media and the National Weather Service resources for weather information." Plows Waiting... "The temperature is supposed to drop tonight (Wednesday). That's why we're still hanging around," said plow driver David Pullen of Rappahannock County's A-Z Services LLC, which has ten trucks contracted by VDOT to Fairfax County. Pullen had been parked along Clifton …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Ride out the Virginia snow storm with Patch.
UPDATE 5 p.m.: Due to inclement weather, all education classes and workshops at the Workhouse are cancelled today, Wednesday. Galleries and studio buildings are closed to the public today. UPDATE 12:20 p.m.: From the Fairfax County Park Authority: Due to the snowstorm, all park facilities will be closed from Noon today until 10 a.m. Thursday. This includes RECenters, synthetic turf fields, and all other park facilities. UPDATE 12:10 p.m. Fairfax County Government offices and services will close at Noon Wednesday. Fairfax County Courts are also closed. All Fairfax County library branches, includingBurke Centre Library, Pohick Regional Library, and Kings Park Library will close at 11 a.m. Wednesday. VRE service is canceled Wednesday. …
Expect area roadways with 2+ inches of snow to be plowed and/or treated with chemicals.
The Virginia Department of Transportation is sending out 4,000 salt trucks and snow plows across Northern Virginia before 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning, due to the snow storm headed for Northern Virginia. Once it begins snowing and later, you can find out whether your street has been plowed, is in progress or has not been started yet, by checking the VDOT Web site: http://www.novasnowplowing.virginia.gov/ Area roads are expected to be treacherously slick due to snowfall, and VDOT is tasked with maintaining 17,679 miles of roadways in Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Arlington counties. “We are urging commuters to stay off the road on Wednesday and let our crews clear the roads,” said VDOT maintenance engineer Branco Vlacich in a press …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
And it'll last until mid-February.
Don't be alarmed if you hear a prolonged series of banging noises in Lorton next week. Starting on Jan. 23, contractors with the Virginia Department of Transportation will be pile-driving during the daytime on Furnace Road and Interstate 95 as part of the $1 billion 95 Express Lanes project. The work is expected to be finished in mid-February. According to VDOT: "This new project will create approximately 29 miles of Express Lanes on I-95. This project will add capacity to the existing HOV Lanes from the Prince William Parkway to the vicinity of Edsall Road; improve the existing two HOV lanes for six miles from Route 234 to the Prince William Parkway. A nine-mile reversible two-lane extension of the existing HOV lanes from Dumfries to …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
It's been closed since July.
The Hooes Road Bridge over Accotink Creek is back. The Virginia Department of Transportation re-opened the three-span, 150-foot-long structure, on Dec. 28. Repairs on the $1.25 million project began in July, and included: VDOT estimates that 330 vehicles use the bridge on a daily basis. Some small repairs remain, and the entire project is estimated to be completed in April by contractor Martins Construction Company.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
The interchange is intended to help improve traffic flow in the area.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) opened the new Fairfax County Parkway bridges over Fair Lakes Parkway and Monument Drive to traffic on Thursday morning. According to a news release, motorists will now have a five-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, the release states. 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 …
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Ownership and history collide on a one-lane bridge.
The century-old footings that support the old, one-lane Route 600 Gunston Cove Road bridge have washed out or deteriorated, but confusion over ownership — and a potential historic designation — is delaying any repairs or demolition. The bridge, which crosses two railroad lines, closed in 2004, and Fairfax County authorities have recommended demolition. CSX Corporation and the Virginia Department of Transportation both have some history with the bridge. Virginia State Delegate Dave Albo described the situation well on his blog: "Gunston Cove Bridge was washed out during Hurricane Isabel. I personally inspected the bridge and found the footers to be sitting on an eroded hill. The guard rails were so weak that I could push them over with …
Monday, March 26, 2012
VDOT plans work on 24 miles April through October.
The Virginia Department of Transportation will repave 24 miles of the 32-mile, six-lane Fairfax County Parkway between Route 7 in Dranesville and Rolling Road in Springfield beginning this spring and lasting through October. 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 is holding four community meetings along the corridor to communicate the plan and schedule. Each meeting will begin at 7 p.m. "While work will begin in April and be complete in October, the heaviest traffic impacts will be scheduled from June until Labor Day, when Fairfax County schools are out for the summer," said VDOT. "Crews will re-pave the …
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Three plans under consideration would enable business to continue.
This is the second in a multi-part series from Patch about the economic and other impacts of the declining equestrian industry in Fairfax County. Part 1: Fairfax County Losing Equestrian-Related Revenue Due to Lack of Planning was published Tuesday, Feb. 21. Part 3: Laurel Hill Equestrian Facility Moves Forward was published Thursday, Feb. 23. Part 4: Fairfax County Equestrian Opportunities was published Friday, Feb. 24. ------------- Woodlawn Stables, a horseback riding institution near Fort Belvoir, may be spared by upcoming road improvements to Richmond Highway after all. The stables, at 8907 Richmond Hwy., have been in continuous operation since 1979, when the area had fewer commercial developments and significantly less traffic. …
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Might lead to answers on fallen I-66 sign last week
You may see traffic on I-95 tonight. At 9 p.m., a crew with the Virginia Department of Transportation will remove a 30-foot-tall cantilevered sign structure located on southbound I-95 at the Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge. Two anchor bolts were found to be cracked during an ultrasonic test earlier today. Such structures are inspected every five years, and a 2008 test on the I-95 structure found no problems, VDOT reported. A similar structure collapsed last week on I-66, and the test was conducted to shed light on the investigation. "The structure that fell on I-66 was last inspected in December 2007 and ultrasonic testing of the anchor bolts was performed since the 2007 inspection," according to a VDOT press release. A VDOT …
Sally Spangler
11:28 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Wheeeeee - When I got up this morning, I thought the snow was all over! A small, open truck with the truck bed filled with sand, just past this house I believe the name of the company is "Moo Cow" - don't know whether he is working for the County or not, but I could at least give him a big hug for keeping Belmont Blvd plowed! For the 40+ years I have lived in my home - I would have to call the … more ›