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Fairfax Center task force flags worsening PM congestion, backs Parkway extension and multimodal fixes
Summary
Fairfax County staff told the Fairfax Center Area Task Force that PM‑peak congestion is projected to worsen on corridors including Monument Drive and recommended the Government Center Parkway extension, targeted traffic signals at two failing unsignalized intersections, strategic road diets and active‑transportation upgrades; all require further study and VDOT coordination.
Fairfax County staff presented results of a transportation study to the Fairfax Center Area Task Force and said evening (PM) traffic, not the morning commute, shows the most pronounced and expanding congestion in the study area.
"In the AM peak period, traffic operations are generally acceptable across the study area, and congestion is not a major concern. However... in the PM peak period, we begin to see more congestion emerge," Ashley Denner of the Fairfax County Department of Transportation said while reviewing volume‑to‑capacity maps and future forecasts.
Staff and consultants identified recurring pressure points on Monument Drive, Lagada Road, Government Center Parkway and Post Forest Drive. Tom Burke, a county staff presenter, described a long‑standing concept to extend Government Center Parkway across I‑66 to the mall Ring Road as a mitigation that would spread trips and provide a more direct bicycle and pedestrian connection between the…
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