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Task force weighs routing Richmond Highway BRT to connect with Lorton VRE station
Summary
At a Feb. 5 Lorton Core Study Task Force meeting, Fairfax County transportation staff presented options to route the Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) into Lorton to connect with the VRE station; task force members raised operational, jurisdictional and pedestrian-safety concerns and asked staff for a deeper technical analysis at the next meeting on Feb. 26.
Tom Burke, a Department of Transportation presenter, laid out the long-range Richmond Highway BRT plan and asked the Lorton Core Study Task Force whether the BRT should veer off Richmond Highway to connect with the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station in Lorton. "So a question has been raised. What if we were to connect the BRT to the VRE? How would you do that, and does it make sense?" Burke asked as he opened the discussion.
The presentation traced the BRT’s DRPT‑sponsored planning history and described three commercial phases already envisioned along Richmond Highway. Burke said a Lorton connection could broaden access to…
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