Greater Greater Washington reports on the developing plans of county and state officials to bring multi-modal capabilities to Tysons, Virginia as part of an ongoing suburban retrofit.
"Along with getting new pavement, stretches of Tyco Road, Westbranch Drive, and Greensboro Drive are going on road diets. That means they'll get new paint jobs that take them from being four through lanes wide to having two through lanes, a center turn lane, and bike lanes on each side," reports Jennifer Joy Madden.
According to Madden, the traffic changes in Tysons includes lowering the speed limit to 35 mph. Some roads will also be getting sharrows and climbing lanes instead of road diets.
The lane reconfigurations are scheduled for Summer 2015, but Fairfax County held public hearings in March and will accept public comments until April. After that date, the Virginia Department of Transportation will plan the reminder of the projects, according to Madden. The bike plans are a component of a larger effort by Fairfax County to undertake what has been described as "Great Suburban Retrofit." Planners reported on the progress of the lauded Tysons Plan of 2010 [pdf] to the Fairfax Board of Supervisors in September 2014.
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