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Fall 2011 South County and BRAC-related Fairfax Connector Service Changes
The document details public meetings regarding changes to Fairfax Connector services related to military job relocations due to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative, scheduled to be implemented in fall 2011. It outlines existing and proposed bus routes, service spans, and headways for several routes that connect key areas including Lorton and Fort Belvoir. Feedback from the public is encouraged through various contact methods until June 17, 2011.
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- 1. Fairfax County Departmentof Transportation Public Meetings: June 1, 2011 – 7:00PM: Lorton Library June 4, 2011 – 11:00AM: South County Gov’t Center June 7, 2011 – 7:00 PM: Saratoga Elementary South County and BRAC-related Fairfax Connector Service Changes Fall 2011
- 2. Background Base Realignmentand Closure (BRAC) is the process the U.S. Department of Defense uses to reorganize its military installations to adapt to changing circumstances. The 2005 BRAC law will result in the transfer of 14,000-19,000 Department of Defense jobs to Fort Belvoir in September 2011 Service implementation Fall 2011
- 3. Service Plan EXISTINGSERVICE PROPOSED SERVICE 159: Engleside Local 159: Engleside Limited-Stop 171: Richmond Highway 171: Richmond Highway 371: Lorton – Fullerton Road 305: Newington Forest 305: Newington Forest – Silverbrook Road 307: Lorton – Laurel Hill 171: Richmond Highway 305: Newington Forest – Silverbrook Road 371: Lorton – Fullerton Road 310: Franconia Road – Rolling Valley 310: Franconia Road – Rolling Valley 331: I-95 Circulator 333: Newington Circulator 371: Lorton – Fullerton Road 332: I-95 Circulator 334: Newington Circulator 371: Lorton – Fullerton Road 380D: Gambrill Road/Backlick P&R – Pentagon Detour 395: Gambrill Road/Backlick P&R – Pentagon
- 4. Route 159 EnglesideLimited-Stop Route 159 Limited-stop service between Huntington Station (south) and Engleside Proposed route Existing routing via Richmond Highway, Buckman Road, Janna Lee Avenue, Tamarind Drive, Seven Woods Road, Russell Road, Lawrence Street, Frye Road, Pole Road, and Sacramento Drive Proposed span Weekday: 4:51 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., northbound 2:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., southbound Proposed headway (minutes) Weekday peak: 30 minutes Notes No change to routing Serves REX stops only along Richmond Highway between Kings Highway and Buckman Road (north): Huntington Station – South/Upper Level Kings Highway (southbound only) Southgate Drive/Beacon Hill Lockheed Boulevard Arlington Drive Fordson Road/Belford Drive Ladson Lane Local service – all bus stop served – in the Engleside and Sequoyah neighborhoods
- 5. Route 159 EnglesideLimited-Stop
- 6. Route 171 RichmondHighway Route 171 Service between Huntington Station (north) and Lorton VRE. Proposed route Existing routing between Huntington Station (north) and DLA; service would operate along Telegraph Road, Richmond Highway, Pohick Road, Lorton Station Boulevard to the southern terminal at the Lorton VRE. Proposed span Weekday: 3:20 a.m. – 1:30 a.m., Monday – Thursday 3:20 a.m. – 3:30 a.m., Friday Saturday: 5:40 a.m. – 3:30 a.m. Sunday: 5:40 a.m. – 1:10 a.m. Proposed headway (minutes) Weekday peak: 20 Weekday base: 30 Weekday late: 60 Saturday base: 30 Saturday late: 60 Sunday base: 30 Sunday late: 60 Notes Trips would only operate to DLA weekdays between approximately 5:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., or as otherwise warranted per discussions with DLA representatives Route would bypass Whernside Street in this proposal instead traveling to Richmond Highway from Telegraph and Pohick Roads
- 7. Route 171 RichmondHighway
- 8. Route 333/334 Newington– DLA Circulator Route 333/334 Service between Franconia-Springfield Station and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Ft. Belvoir and Boston Boulevard via Loisdale Road. Proposed route Bi-directional loops via Frontier Drive, Spring Mall Drive, Loisdale Road, Springfield Center Drive, Newington Road, Cinder Bed Road, DLA, Fairfax County Parkway, and Boston Boulevard. Proposed span Weekday: 5:30 a.m. – 7:30/8:00 p.m. Proposed headway (minutes) Peak: 30 Midday/evening: 60 Notes Removes I-95 Circulator service from central Springfield and Loisdale Road north of Spring Mall Road. Removes I-95 Circulator service from Backlick Road which will be served by proposed Route 371. Provides a cross-I-95 connection via the Fairfax County Parkway. Maintains service to NVCC-Springfield Medical College, Gateway 95, Boston Boulevard, and DLA-Fort Belvoir.
- 9. Route 333 NewingtonForest – DLA Circulator
- 10. Route 334 NewingtonForest – DLA Circulator
- 11. Route 305 NewingtonForest – Silverbrook Road Route 305 Service between Franconia-Springfield Station and Lorton VRE via Silverbrook Road. Proposed route Franconia-Springfield Parkway to Fairfax County Parkway to Hooes Road (clockwise loop via Sydenstricker) to Fairfax County Pkwy to Hooes Road (southern segment) to Newington Forest Ave to Pohick Road to Southrun Road to Silverbrook Road to Lorton Road to Lorton Station Boulevard to Lorton VRE. Proposed span Weekday: 5:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 3:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Proposed headway (minutes) Peak: 30-40 Notes Combines existing routes 305 and 307. Route would change from a peak direction service to north/south bi-directional service with terminal stands at Franconia-Springfield Station and Lorton VRE. Route would serve the Gambrill Road and Sydenstricker park and rides northbound in the a.m. and southbound in the p.m. Service is proposed for removal along Hooes Road and Silverbrook Road between Newington Forest Ave and Southrun Road. Service option: Lorton Valley community south of Lorton Road along Windemere Hill Drive and Dixon Street (further study necessary)
- 12. Route 305 NewingtonForest – Silverbrook Road
- 13. Route 310 FranconiaRoad – Rolling Valley Route 310 Rolling Valley Park & Ride to Huntington Metrorail Station via Greater Spring and Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station Proposed route Same as existing Proposed span Weekday: 4:20 a.m. – 12:30x Proposed headway (minutes) Weekday peak: 20 Base: 30 Evening: 60 Estimated running time (minutes) A.M. Peak: 57 Base : 59 P.M. Peak: 59 Notes No change to route. 2. Increasing service from 30 minute to 20 minute peak 3. Increasing service from 60 minute to 30 minute base
- 14. Route 310 FranconiaRoad – Rolling Valley
- 15. Route 371 Lorton– Fullerton Road Route 371 Service between Franconia-Springfield Station and Lorton Proposed route Franconia-Springfield Station to Franconia-Springfield Parkway to Backlick Road to Fullerton Road to Rolling Road to Pohick Road to Lorton Station Boulevard to Lorton VRE to Lorton Station Boulevard to Armistead Road to Richmond Highway to Gunston Cove Road to Cranford Street to Gunston Hill Drive to Groom Cottage Drive to Lorton Market Street to Lorton Road to the Lorton (I-95) Park & Ride (staggered terminal) to Silverbrook Road to Laurel Crest Drive to Silverbrook Road to Lorton Road to the Lorton (I-95) Park & Ride. Proposed span Weekday: 4:40 a.m. – 12:30x Saturday: 6:00 a.m. – 12:30x Sunday: 6:00 a.m. – 12:30x Proposed headway (minutes) Weekday peak: 30 Weekday base: 30-40 Weekday late/x: 60 Saturday base: 40 Saturday late/x: 60 Sunday base: 40 or 60 Sunday late/x: 60 Notes Daily service added to the Fullerton Industrial Park and Saratoga Center via Fullerton Road and Rolling Road; and to areas west of I-95 toward Laurel Hill via Silverbrook Road. Route 371 continues west of I-95 providing service along lower Silverbrook Road. Terminal at the Lorton (I-95) Park & Ride – prior to Silverbrook Road in the a.m.; after Silverbrook Road in the p.m.
- 16. Route 371 Lorton– Fullerton Road
- 17. Comments/Request Information Passengersmay provide comments in the following ways E-mail: fairfaxconnector@fairfaxcounty.gov (Subject: BRAC Service Change Comments) Online: www.fairfaxconnector.com Phone: Paul Mounier, Senior Operations Planner, 703-877-5615, TTY 711 Mail: Fairfax County Department of Transportation Fairfax Connector BRAC Service Changes Attn: Paul Mounier 4050 Legato Road, Suite 400 Fairfax, VA 22033 Comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on June 17, 2011 .
Editor's Notes
- #3 By this time we have all heard of BRAC – Base Realignment and Closure The 2005 law will result in the transfer of 14,000-19000 Department of Defense jobs to Fort Belvoir In response we have been vigorously planning for BRAC and a robust service plan to help alleviate some of the predict traffic congestion
- #4 This is a summary of the service plan. There will be a total of approximately 19,000 of new service and 9 new peak buses. The 159 will become a limit stop service using the REX stops. The 171 will be split into the 171/371 and frequency will be increased along Route 1 The 304 was scheduled for change, but that has been postponed until the construction is complete along the Fairfax County Parkway – the recommendation in the TDP is not feasible due to a change in the configuration of the parkway. i.e. eventually we will not be able to cross the parkway and head north though this route will be taken off it’s extended detour. The 305 will be a combination of the old 305 and 307 and run from Franconia-Springfield Metro to Lorton VRE. The 331 and 332 will become the 333/334. We are removing I-95 Circulator service from central Springfield and Loisdale Road north of Spring Mall Road. We are removing I-95 Circulator service from Backlick Road which will be served by proposed Route 371. The route provides a cross-I-95 connection via the Fairfax County Pkwy and will maintains service to NVCC-Springfield Medical College, Gateway 95, Boston Boulevard, and DLA-Ft. Belvoir. In short we are concentrating our resources to the south to provide a connection to DLA. The 380D will be renamed to the 395 and the Gambrill Road/Backlick P&R detours will become permanent.
- #5 Weekday peak-direction service on existing Route 159 would be changed from local service to limited-stop service. Route 159 provides northbound a.m. service from Engleside and Sequoyah to Huntington Station (south) and southbound p.m. service from Huntington Station (south) to Sequoyah and Engleside via Richmond Highway. Route 151 and 152 service will not be impacted; frequent local service along Richmond Highway will be maintained via enhanced Route 171 service.
- #7 Service in the Richmond Hwy corridor comprises approximately 25 percent of typical weekday boarding in the Fairfax Connector system. Route 171 is the busiest bus route in the Richmond Highway corridor and second busiest in the Fairfax Connector system. As you can see we are increasing the headway from 30 minutes to 20 minutes in the peak period, which mean there will be 3 buses per hour instead of 2.
- #8 Instead of cutting through this little neighborhood, we will coming out to Route 1. As you can see, the 171 starts at the Huntington Metro and truncated at the Lorton VRE.
- #9 Routes 333/334 are proposed to provide circulator service to the Loisdale Road, Newington, Gateway 95, Ft. Belvoir-DLA, and Boston Boulevard areas weekdays only. The routes are based off of restructured 331/332 existing circulator service (serving primarily east of I-95 and south of Central Springfield) to and from Metrorail at Franconia-Springfield Station on the north end of the route.
- #12 Route 305 is proposed to provide bi-directional service to the Newington Forest, Silverbrook, Laurel Hill and Lorton communities and Lorton VRE during weekday peak periods. The revised route is based of the combination of existing routes 305 and 307 and will provide Newington Forest, Silverbrook, and Laurel Hill riders with service options to Metrorail at Franconia-Springfield Station on the north end of the route or VRE at Lorton Station to the south. We are proposing providing service to the Lorton Valley HOA. The purpose is to provide a connection to the VRE and would serve this little neighborhood, southbound, toward the VRE in the AM and, northbound, from the VRE in the PM. The routing through the neighborhood would be: Lorton Road Westbound, left on to Windemere Hill Drive, Windemere Hill changes to 5 th Place, left on Middle Ruddings Drive, left on Sloway Coast Drive, left on Dixon Street, right on 5 th Place, changes to Windemere Hill Drive, right on Lorton Road.
- #14 Route 305 is proposed to provide bi-directional service to the Newington Forest, Silverbrook, Laurel Hill and Lorton communities and Lorton VRE during weekday peak periods. The revised route is based of the combination of existing routes 305 and 307 and will provide Newington Forest, Silverbrook, and Laurel Hill riders with service options to Metrorail at Franconia-Springfield Station on the north end of the route or VRE at Lorton Station to the south. We are proposing providing service to the Lorton Valley HOA. The purpose is to provide a connection to the VRE and would serve this little neighborhood, southbound, toward the VRE in the AM and, northbound, from the VRE in the PM. The routing through the neighborhood would be: Lorton Road Westbound, left on to Windemere Hill Drive, Windemere Hill changes to 5 th Place, left on Middle Ruddings Drive, left on Sloway Coast Drive, left on Dixon Street, right on 5 th Place, changes to Windemere Hill Drive, right on Lorton Road.
- #16 Route 371 is proposed to provide bi-directional service to Patriot Ridge, Fullerton Road, Saratoga Center, Lorton VRE, Laurel Hill, and Lorton. Route 371 is proposed to serve the southern/Lorton portion of existing Route 171 with service to and from Metrorail at Franconia-Springfield Station on the north end of the route.