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Sun Gazette VOLUME 38

GREAT FALLS McLEAN OAKTON TYSONS VIENNA

NO. 36

MAY 18-24, 2017

Division on I-66/Nutley Interchange Options

Vienna Officials Voice Support for Plan Different from Proposal by Contractor BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna officials hope the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) improves the Nutley Street interchange with Interstate 66 during an upcoming project to add Express Lanes to the highway, but town leaders favor a long-discussed design for the crossing over a conceptual design recently proposed by the contractor. In a May 8 letter to Susan Shaw, VDOT’s Megaprojects director, Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco expressed town officials’ concern that the contractor’s “Option B” might lead to more conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists. An earlier diverging-diamond configuration, called “Option A,” “was determined by VDOT to provide the best flow of traffic while maintaining the current tight footprint of the intersection,” the mayor’s letter read. Option B, which would feature three traffic signals within the interchange, is a “traditional urban-diamond” design intended to provide Vienna town officials say they favor a “diverging-diamond” design (above) for the Nutley Street/Interstate 66 motorists direct access between interchange. Virginia Department of Transportation officials will have the final say on the matter. Nutley Street and the planned Ex-

press Lanes, Shaw said. This design is an early concept and VDOT officials, like those in Vienna, still need time to examine its particulars, she said. “We share their concerns,” Shaw said. “We haven’t seen the plans, either. We’re working with our private partner to see if this idea will work or not. We don’t have the answer.” VDOT last year showed Vienna officials the agency’s diverging-diamond design, which would feature two traffic lights and allow vehicles traveling in opposite directions on Nutley Street to cross paths north and south of the interchange. The I-66/Nutley Street interchange for decades has had a standard cloverleaf design, which is no longer in vogue among traffic engineers because its merging traffic lanes lead to plenty of crashes, especially in urban areas, Shaw said. DiRocco’s letter also stated Vienna officials’ preference that VDOT retain the collector/distributor road near the Vienna Metrorail Station, which allows traffic headed through Oakton via Sutton Continued on Page 30

Good News on the Homeless Front Across Fairfax County

Efforts across the Washington region to reduce homelessness – especially among targeted groups, such as veterans – appear to be bearing fruit, according to data released last week.

of a regional trend that saw lower homeless rates in nearly all jurisdictions, with the exception of Arlington (which saw a spike) and Prince William County. See full coverage on Page 35.

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