Support the Trail Bridge over Lee Highway
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As part of the I-66 widening, VDOT has proposed building a bridge for the W&OD trail over Lee Highway. This would improve safety for trail users as well as speeding everyone along. This has inexplicably become controversial and the County Board has heard from a number of neighborhood residents asking them to oppose the bridge. The project will be done as part of a design-build contract, so the design is still up-in-the-air. The at-grade crossing will remain as people who are frequenting the nearby businesses will still want to cross Lee Highway without having to do a large detour to get up onto the bridge.
If you would like to not have to contend with clueless and belligerent turning drivers at the Lee Highway Trail crossing, the Board needs to hear from you ASAP.
The Easy Option: Email the County Board at countyboard@arlingtonva.us It doesn’t have to be long.
The More Impactful Option: Come out to the County Board Meeting THIS SATURDAY and sign-up to speak on agenda item #37. The Virginia Department of Transportations Transform I-66 Inside the Beltway: Environmental Assessment for the widening of I-66 from the Dulles Connector to Fairfax Drive. [Don’t be freaked out by the agenda number. The first 34 agenda items will all be done in a single vote, so this is really the 3rd agenda item.]
This grade-separated crossing is called for in the bicycle element of the Master Transportation Plan. It is important for safety now and will be even more important with the growing volume of turning cars coming as part of the I-66 widening. This intersection has been the location of at least 8 bike & ped crashes in recent years.
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