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Fairfax County presents Myrtle Lane traffic‑calming plan as residents weigh study, snow plowing and noise concerns
Summary
Fairfax County DOT presented a plan to install three speed tables on Myrtle Lane after a traffic study met program thresholds; residents praised safety goals but questioned single‑day study placement, plowing in winter, noise from trucks and whether less intrusive alternatives were tried. The next step is a ballot of 47 occupied properties; 24 yes votes are required to proceed.
Fairfax County Department of Transportation staff on a community call presented a traffic‑calming plan for Myrtle Lane proposing three speed tables after a county traffic study met the program's volume and speed thresholds.
Nicole Michakoy of FCDOT said the study recorded 523 vehicles in a 24‑hour period — exceeding the program's 500‑vehicle minimum — and that the southbound 80th‑percentile speed measured 37 mph on a posted 25 mph roadway, meeting the requirement that the 80th‑percentile speed be at least 10 mph over the posted limit in one direction. "Traffic calming is installation of physical devices to reduce vehicle speed," Michakoy said while explaining vertical and horizontal devices and program constraints, including that stop signs cannot be installed through this process.
The presentation described the five‑step program (initiation, plan development, community engagement, ballot, installation), design constraints and device geometry: FCDOT proposed three speed tables, each a…
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