North Kings Highway (VA 241) Intersection Improvement Study

1. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Department of Transportation
North Kings Highway (VA 241)
Intersection Improvement Study

2. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Public Involvement / Citizen Feedback
Public involvement has been an important element of the process
o The Penn Daw Special Study Task Force convened from 2010 to 2012 to help identify
community issues and evaluate changes as part of the Penn Daw Comprehensive Plan
Amendment
o Stakeholder meetings were held in early 2013 to discuss transportation design alternatives
for intersections along North Kings Highway within the Penn Daw CBC
o Community Meeting was held in May 2013, providing opportunity for feedback on
transportation design alternatives
o Community Meeting was held in June 2014, followed by online voting, resulting in the
selection of option 8C and 8D for further analysis
o Community Meeting was held in December 2014, highlighting operational functionality,
safety and walkability of Options 8C and 8D
o Public comment period was held in Fall 2015, showing clear public sentiment for retaining
the School Street traffic signal under preferred Option 8C
o Further operational analysis was conducted by County Staff, showing option 8C works with
signal at School Street (labeled Option 8C1)
o Option 8C1 selected as the FINAL PROPOSED OPTION
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3. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Final Recommendation: Option 8C1
• Traffic Signal at School Street Retained
• New Traffic Signal added at North Kings
Highway and Poag Street
• Relocated Traffic Signal at North Kings
Highway and Realigned Shields Avenue
• No U-turn Lanes Needed
• No Roundabouts
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4. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Option 8C1

5. County of Fairfax, Virginia
2020 Summary / Comparison
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(1) Assumes VDOT Planning Level Cost Estimates Plus ROW & Business Impacts ($50/SF + $50,000/Parking Space)
(2) Potentially significant impact to Parcel 002 (Zipps Dry Cleaners)
(3) Potentially significant impact to Parcel 012 (Office Depot)
(4) Does not factor potential total property takes.
Factor / Option
2020
No-Build with
Proffers
2020
Alt 8C1
(No Roundabouts)
Cost (1)
Developer $4.75M
ROW Impact Proffered Low (2)(3)
System-wide Average Delay Savings
Per Vehicle vs. No-Build with
Proffers Peak Hour (seconds)
AM - -28.2
PM - -104.9
North Kings Highway Travel Time
Savings vs. No-Build with Proffers
Peak Hour, Direction (seconds)
AM NB - -119.6
PM SB - -377.5
Pedestrian Safety, Walkability Moderate High
Vehicular Safety Low High

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Recommendation
• Safer traffic operations
• Reduced delay
• Significantly improved
travel time
• Minimal impact to
neighboring properties
• Cost effective
• Safer pedestrian
crossings
• Improved walkability
• Signage/way-finding
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Option 8C1

7. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Questions?
ARPITA CHATTERJEE
Fairfax County Department of Transportation
4050 Legato Road, Suite 400
Fairfax, VA 22033
Arpita.Chatterjee@FairfaxCounty.gov
(703) 877-5600
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