Transportation Updates: BRT-related Demolitions and New Speed Cameras
Changes on Route One continue as part of the Richmond Highway Corridor Improvements project. In order to establish the Right-Of-Way (ROW) for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) between Huntington Metro Station, Sherwood Hall Lane and Jeff Todd Lane. Six of the properties in the Groveton area will be razed this fall, according to the Fairfax County Department of Transportation’s (FCDOT) head of communications, Freddy Serrano.
In related BRT news, FCDOT said draft designs for the windscreens at five BRT stations are still in development. Once those designs are finalized, there will be a community meeting and survey about them before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors makes any final decisions.
More speed cameras coming to schools in Mount Vernon District
Map depicting tentative locations for 50 new speed cameras to be installed
county-wide by the end of 2024 (Credit: Fairfax County).
Speed cameras are coming to more schools in the Mount Vernon District, but it may be a few more months before the first camera is installed.
Mount Vernon High School and Riverside Elementary School on Old Mount Vernon Road are expected to get a shared camera under Fairfax County’s Speed Camera Program, which concluded a successful pilot at nine other county schools earlier this year. The new camera — which is part of a batch of 50 cameras slated for installation countywide this year — is currently in the permitting process with the Virginia Department of Transportation, according to the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD).
The County will install the first 10 speed cameras at these locations:
· Belvedere Elementary School
· Cardinal Forest Elementary School
· Chantilly High School
· Edison High School
· South Lakes High School/Langston Hughes Middle School/Terraset Elementary School (Shared)
· Marshall High School
· McLean High School
· Mount Vernon HS/Riverside Elementary School (Shared)
· Robinson SS/Oak View Elementary School (Shared)
· Stone Middle School
During a July 23 presentation to the Safety and Security Committee of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, FCPD shared data from the pilot program showing that the school zone with the biggest drop in speed was Lorton-based South County Middle School — also located in the Mount Vernon District. Before speed cameras were installed, vehicles traveling northbound on Silverbrook Road traveled an average of 33.68 miles per hour, according to FCPD data, but their average speed dropped to 24.49 miles per hour following the pilot. That represented a 27% decrease in speed.
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