The County of Fairfax Department of Transportation is proposing several service changes to bus routes to improve schedule adherence. Proposed changes include restructuring some routes, adding additional trips during rush hour periods to reduce crowding, eliminating some low ridership segments, and making minor running time adjustments. Public comments on the proposals will be accepted until November 18, 2016. Subject to approval, the service changes would take effect on March 18, 2017.

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Winter 2017
Proposed
Service
Changes
Department of Transportation
November 10, 2016
Laurel Hill Elementary School

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Welcome
• Service overview
• Proposal details
• Q & A
• Open house
discussion

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Service Overview
• Most proposed service changes adjust bus
travel times and/or route alignments to improve
schedule adherence and to better address trip
needs.
• Service changes include some restructuring,
and/or schedule adjustments.
• Routes included in the proposal are 301, 305,
321, 322, 333, 393, 394, 395, 401, 402, 461,
466, 599, 640, 642, and 644.

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Service Highlights
• Route 321,322 - Eliminate Manchester Lakes and the
Bland Street saving running time that will be used to
improve on-time performance and expand the service
span. Adjust Route 231,232 to serve Manchester Lakes
Drive;
• Route 395 – Add three additional AM and PM weekday
rush hour service to reduce passenger crowding;
• Route 305 - Discontinue service to the Lorton VRE station
and shift southern terminus to Village Shops Drive.
Service along Silverbrook Road would continue to be
provided by Routes 371 and 373;
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Service Highlights
• Route 333 - Restructure service as Route 340,
341; and include service to Patriot Ridge and
Boston Boulevard;
• Routes 371, 372, 373 - Discontinue Route 372
service into Patriot Ridge and Boston Boulevard
to provide more direct service for through riders
between Lorton and Springfield.
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Route 301 – Telegraph Road
• Minor
running time
adjustments
Proposal Details

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Route 305 – Newington Forest –
Silverbrook Road
• Eliminate route segment between the
intersection of Silverbrook Road and
Southrun Road extending south to Lorton
VRE station. Alternative service on this
segment is provided by routes 371 and
373.
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Route 305 – Newington Forest –
Silverbrook Road
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Alternative Service
Provided by Routes
371/373

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Route 321,322 – Greater Springfield
Circulator
• Eliminate Manchester Lakes and the Bland Street route
diversions. Alternate service to be provided by revision to
Routes 231/232 Kingstowne Circulator.
• Expand the span of service to operate late evenings and
improve headways.
• All trips after 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and 6:00 p.m. on
weekends, including the proposed new late evening
trips, would bypass the Industrial Road and Commercial
Drive area, where there is no demand for service at
these times.
Proposal Details

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Route 321,322 – Greater Springfield
Circulator
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Route 333 – Patriot Ridge - Saratoga
• Restructure service; reduce pattern complexity.
– Route 333 will be replaced by two new routes Route 340 (Patriot
Ridge – Saratoga) and Route 341 (Boston Boulevard –
Saratoga) that will service the current route pattern. On
Saturdays, the time between buses will be approximately every
30 minutes.
• Maintain AM and PM rush hour VRE connections at
Franconia-Springfield.
• Serve Patriot Ridge and Boston Boulevard
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Route 333 – Patriot Ridge - Saratoga
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Existing Route

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Route 340 – (Former Rt. 333) Midday
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Route 341 – (Former Rt. 333) AM
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Route 341 – (Former Rt. 333) PM
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Route 371,372,373 – Lorton - Springfield
• Discontinue Route 372 service into Patriot Ridge to
provide more direct service for through riders between
Lorton and Springfield. Service to this location will be
provided by Route 340 (previously 333). Route 340
headways and span of service will be similar to Route 333.
• Discontinue southbound Route 373 service on Boston
Boulevard to provide more direct service for through riders
between Lorton and Springfield. Service to this location
will be provided by Route 341 (previously 333). Headways
and span of service similar to Route 333. Route 341
headways and span of service will be similar to Route 333.
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Route 371,372,373 – Lorton - Springfield
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Route 395 – Springfield - Pentagon
• Add three additional AM and three additional PM
trips on Route 395 to address crowding issues.
Will address passenger loads that exceed
seating capacity on existing route.
• Service frequency will be approximately 15 to 30
minutes.
• Minor schedule adjustments on Routes 393, 394
and 395 to avoid stop conflicts at Pentagon
Transit Center.
Proposal Details

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Route 395 – Gambrill Rd - Pentagon
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Running Time Adjustments to
Improve On-Time Performance
• Route 301 – Telegraph Road
• Route 401, 402 – Backlick – Gallows
• Route 461 – Flint Hill-Vienna
• Route 466 – Oakton-Vienna
• Route 599 – Pentagon – Crystal City Express
• Route 640, 642, 644 – Stone Road – Centreville
North
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Next Steps
• Q & A and open house
• Comments due by 5 p.m. Friday, November 18,
2016
– Fill out a public meeting comment form
– E-mail fairfaxconnector@fairfaxcounty.gov
– Call 703-339-7200, TTY 703-339-1608
• Requesting Board of Supervisors approval in
February 2017
• Implement Service Change on March 18, 2017