BRAC: Fairfax County Parkway/ Mark Center / I-95 Access Ramps

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Overview

Facts at a Glance

Fairfax County Parkway Extension

Project will: build final two miles of the four-lane Fairfax County Parkway, an interchange at the Engineer Proving Ground access road and an extension of Boudinot Drive to provide an on-ramp to the southbound parkway. Construction is ongoing and has caused two long-term detours.
Cost (first two phases): $117 million
Start date: Fall 2008
Estimated completion: Late 2010
Phases III and IV of the Fairfax County Parkway will be funded by the American Restoration and Recovery Act (ARRA). Phase IV has been included in the current contract, while the Phase III project will be a separate design-built contract. The Phase III design-build contract was awarded Jan. 13, 2010 with a scheduled completion of Fall 2012.

Mark Center (BRAC 133) Access Study

Project will: enhance transportation access to Mark Center, meet the existing and future traffic demands of the projected 7,000 new employees which relieves anticipated congestion to the I-395/Seminary interchange and surrounding local roadway network and provides opportunities for planned transit uses.
Citizen information meeting date: March 11, 2010. For more information click here.

I-95 Access Ramps to Fort Belvoir North (formerly the Engineer Proving Ground)

Project will: provide additional access to the Engineer Proving Ground, which will reduce traffic volumes on the Fairfax County Parkway and all more efficient travel when the Fort Belvoir realignment takes full effect
Cost: $18 million
Start date: Fall 2010
Estimated completion: 2012

What's Being Done

By September 2011, the U.S. Army will relocate about 12,900 jobs to Fort Belvoir/Engineer Proving Ground and 7,000 jobs to the Mark Center in Alexandria as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). These jobs will bring a vast influx of vehicles onto area roads.

Once the BRAC relocation is complete, employment at Fort Belvoir, the Engineer Proving Ground and the Mark Center will total more than 43,000 jobs. The new employees will add thousands of vehicles onto area roads such as I-95, Route 1 and the Fairfax County Parkway.

Project Benefits

Fairfax County Parkway

The Fairfax County Parkway Extension, from Rolling Road to Fullerton Road, will accommodate increased traffic. When the first two phases of this four-phase project are complete in late 2010, motorists will have a direct route to I-95 through the Engineer Proving Ground in Springfield. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is providing funding for the project, acquiring the necessary right-of-way, and will maintain the road once complete. The Federal Highway Administration is administering the final design and construction. The United States Army is providing the right-of-way through the Engineer Proving Ground.

Project Phases

Phase 1 - Construction of a four-lane section between Rolling Road and Fullerton Road that will provide direct access to I-95. Cost is $98 million. Construction began in November 2008 and is scheduled for completion by late 2010.
Phase 2 - Construction of a $19 million partial cloverleaf interchange at Rolling Road and the Engineer Proving Ground entrance. Extension of Boudinot Drive to provide an on-ramp to the southbound parkway. Construction began November 2008 and is scheduled for completion by late 2010.
Phase 3 - Relocates Hooes Road and Rolling Road with improvements to the Franconia-Springfield Parkway interchange and the Fairfax County Parkway. Construction is scheduled to begin by the Fall of 2010, with a completion by Fall 2012.
Phase 4 - Extends Boudinot Drive at the Fairfax County Parkway and builds a loop ramp. Phases 3 and 4 cost $60 million. Construction of Phase 4 began in July 2009 and is scheduled for completion in July 2011.

Community Access

The maps below show how existing communities will access the parkway when phases one and two are complete. Beverly Forest, Fullerton, Newington Station, Saratoga, Springwoods

For More Information

For more information on the Fairfax County Parkway, go to fairfaxcountyparkway.org or for BRAC-related projects, go to www.belvoirnewvision.com

Mark Center (BRAC 133) Access Study

The purpose of this Mark Center Access Operational Analysis is to enhance transportation access to Mark Center, meet the existing and future traffic demands of the projected 7,000 new employees which relieves anticipated congestion to the I-395/Seminary interchange and surrounding local roadway network and provides opportunities for planned transit uses.

Public comments are being collected and a citizens information meeting is scheduled. Click here for more information. The findings of this report will be used during the next stages of project development that include the Final Interchange Justification Report and National Environmental Policy Act evaluation.

I-95 Access Ramps to Fort Belvoir North (formerly the Engineer Proving Ground)

The Federal Highway Administration is administering the construction of two new access ramps from I-95 reversible High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes directly to Fort Belvoir North, formerly the Engineer Proving Ground. Construction of the I-95 south ramp began in January 2010, and is scheduled for completion in December 2010. These ramps will provide additional access points for 8,500 employees. The new ramps will also provide an alternative access point to the I-95/Fairfax County Parkway interchange. The access ramps project brochure provides more information.

Lane Closures

Generally no interstate lane closures will occur during rush hours - 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. Closures on other roads can occur during the day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. There are no lane closures on holiday weekends. Businesses and residential communities will remain accessible.

Click here for the alerts on planned construction activity and lane closures. Go to www.511virginia.org for the latest traffic conditions.