Route 7100 Fairfax County Parkway - Project Status

Interchange with Fair Lakes Parkway (Route 7700) and Monument Drive (Route 7969)
(VDOT no. 7100-029-353, PE-101, RW-201, C-501, B-630 - 633)

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Project Status
The current interchange design efforts were initiated in the fall of 2001, with a Citizens’ Information Meeting (CIM) held June 4, 2002. This meeting was conducted to obtain public comment on four conceptual interchange alternatives being considered. Approximately 100 individuals attended this meeting. From the public input received and based on further design analyses, VDOT and Fairfax County selected interchange Alternative 2 as the preferred improvement strategy to be advanced in design. This concept proposes a grade-separated split diamond interchange with the Fairfax County Parkway passing over Fair Lakes Parkway and Monument Drive. Existing Fair Lakes Parkway and Monument Drive will remain at their current grades (elevations) and retain full access to the Fairfax County Parkway via a network of signalized ramps.

Since the selection of the preferred alternative, the Study Team has further refined the design and completed the environmental documentation for the project with the preliminary plans most recently shown at the project’s Design Public Hearing held October 28, 2003 [See the Design Public Hearing Brochure]. These plans depicted the majority of probable impacts due to expansion of the roadway’s width and the necessary property takes within the corridor. Comments received from the Design Public Hearing – citizens, Fairfax County, and various state and local agencies – are now being compiled. From this input, a list of recommendations will be developed for potential inclusion in the final design plans. Full sets of the Design Public Hearing plans and the environmental document are available for viewing at VDOT’s Northern Virginia District Office.

Project approval is to be obtained from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and VDOT’s Chief Engineer prior to the Design Team moving forward with final construction plans.


Preliminary Design._________________Ongoing

Evaluation of Public Hearing Comments_________________Late 2003

Consideration and approval by
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors_________________Early 2004

Design Approval by VDOT Chief Engineer________________Early 2004

Begin Land Acquisition________________Summer 2004

Begin Construction________________To Be Determined*


Contact

* Due to current revenue shortfalls in the Commonwealth, a funding stream for construction of the interchange(s) has not been identified.

If you have additional questions, please contact:

Fairfax Preliminary Engineering
Virginia Department of Transportation
Northern Virginia District
14685 Avion Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151-1104
(703) 383-2433

or e-mail to
meeting_comments@virginiadot.org.

Please include: “Fair Lakes Parkway Interchange @ Public Hearing Comments” in the subject line, or print and mail the the comment sheet.