495/HOT sound walls and env restoration.

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kris unger

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Mar 10, 2009, 8:26:53 PM3/10/09

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Hi all, some good news related to the 495/HOT construction:

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2009/critical-transportation-issues-update.htm

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting today, received an update on critical transportation projects within the county. The update, which announced the addition of enhanced sound walls along most of the I-495 High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes project, was a joint board matter from Chairman Sharon Bulova and Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay.

“I appreciate the willingness of the commonwealth to work with Fairfax County to improve transit and HOV access in this corridor while trying to protect affected communities as much as possible,” said Bulova.

This transportation information also was presented on March 6 to the Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee, chaired by McKay, by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) andthe Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

* Capital Beltway (I-495) High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Project — VDOT will add sound walls for almost the entire length of the project and increase the height at several locations along the Beltway to address community concerns. The process to obtain the sound walls was started by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, former Board of Supervisors chairman. VDOT also will hire a landscape architect to develop landscaping plans in coordination with adjacent communities, to help mitigate concerns with the tree canopy loss and to take advantage of available green space as the project develops. In addition, the pedestrian and bicycle facilities negotiated by FCDOT and VDOT for the bridges being constructed by the I-495 HOT Lanes Project will remove some of the worst barriers to pedestrian and bicycle movement in Fairfax County, as most of the existing bridges have no pedestrian facilities.

The board commended VDOT staff for addressing the concerns of the residents who live adjacent to this project and the concerns of the board. It also thanked the Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Fairfax County delegation to the General Assembly with districts along the roadway and VDOT staff for their efforts on behalf of Fairfax County residents."

Kris Unger

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