Residents urge updated traffic study and code support; council authorizes mayor to send letter
At public comment, residents urged the council to request an updated traffic study related to Fairfax County's Shirley Gate Road expansion and sought council support for proposed state code and well-water legislation; council authorized the mayor to revise and send a letter to transportation boards, 6-0.
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During the public-comment portion of the Jan. 2 meeting, resident Robert Ihrig raised concerns about a likely increase in vehicle traffic through Clifton tied to Fairfax County's planned expansion of Shirley Gate Road. Representatives Hall Moore and Donna McGrath of Protect the Occoquan asked the council to support a proposed amendment to the State Uniform Building Code and to back legislation regarding well water; they also asked the council to send a letter to the Commonwealth Transportation Board and the Northern Virginia Transportation Board requesting an updated traffic study for the area.
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