Rolling Road Project

As it stands now, VDOT believes that:

  • Utilities relocation and property acquisiton will commence in 2009
  • Contract bid solicitation will go out mid-2012
  • Work will begin late 2012 or early 2013
  • Construction is expected to take 18 - 24 months.

  • VDOT has received input from Public Hearings and from letter and email submissions and are now in the process of addressing our concerns. The following concerns seem to be the most frequently mentioned over the last several years.

    1. Rolling Road (RR) is a residential street and it needs to remain a residential street even after it is widened. We need the revised plan to include means to control traffic in terms of speed, volume and type.
      1. Retain 30 MPH speed limit.
      2. Retain the traffic light at Barnack and Rolling in the final plan.
      3. Bury those unsightly roadside utility cables as part of this project. It would decrease the visual impact on RR residential properties, and minimize the chances of utility disruptions due to severe weather.
      4. Widen driveways and driveway aprons or include 8' curbside parking lanes? Choice should be that of the homeowners along Rolling Road. The lion's share of the cost of this project will be property acquisition. Why not save money with less property acquisition? Seems like a win-win solution, but that has to be determined by the homeowners along RR and VDOT.
    2. Complete this RR project before the two segments of the Fairfax County Parkway are connected through the Engineer Proving Grounds (2010). The Parkways are to be connected by 2010, but the RR will not be finished until 2015. This may be an unreasonable request, but VDOT should be able to obtain some economy of scale and do both projects simultaneously. Will not, can not happen.
    3. Increase the Storm Water Drainage (SWD) capacity for the west side of RR. The existing SWD conduit is too small now and can not handle additional runoff from a widened RR.
    4. Phase the work to allow us access to our homes and to RVES during the construction period.
    5. Retain sidewalks in the final design from our Village to Cardinal Forest shopping area.
    6. Do not include on road bike lanes; there simply is no room for the extra road width to include 5' biking lanes, especially when property of home owners will be taken for the benefit of bicyclists.
    Copies of the project plans are available for review at Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity's office. Rolling Road residents need to get a copy of your plat drawing -- one that clearly shows the limit of your property. Most end about a foot or two from the inside edge of sidewalks. VDOT suggests that they own some of what you may now call your front yard and the actual property acquisition from each of those homes will be less than expected. Even though the public comment phase has ended, Jan Vaughan from VDOT assured us that they will attempt to address your concerns. Write our Delegate Dave Albo, our Supervisor Pat Herrity and VDOT (Mrs. Jan Vaughan).