FFX County wants to widen Furnace and Lorton Rd from 2 to 4 lanes. Can't help but wonder if such expenses are really needed, esp. nowadays - I drive these roads daily, and there's hardly any traffic that would call for an extra lane. Adding to the school buses budget would be a better way to spend $$, IMHO.

It is probably part of some 20 year plan. They just tend to follow that anyway, regardless of whether or not the improvement is actually warranted.

I think it's the county's plan to ruin all of the nice scenic roads we have left.

Dye a Rhea Wrote:
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> It is probably part of some 20 year plan. They
> just tend to follow that anyway, regardless of
> whether or not the improvement is actually
> warranted.


Yeah, it's central planning, Soviet-style.

bobo Wrote:
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> I think it's the county's plan to ruin all of the
> nice scenic roads we have left.


Scenic roads must be eliminated. It only gives the people a false sense of empowerment.

The people need to know that they are under the rule of the democratic/republican duopoloy, and should never question their rulers.

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> The people need to know that they are under the
> rule of the democratic/republican duopoloy, and
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Rulers = Lizard people



Blessed are the murderous.

Why don't they use the money on that stupid, less than 2-lane, 1/4 mile strip on Frying Pan Rd. from 28 to Centreville Road?

The Board of Supervisors is looking to develop the entire Lorton area into tract housing on 0.001 acre plots, similar to this:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.696053,-77.232814&spn=0.005409,0.011362&t=h&z=17

They are literally drooling at the thought of collecting taxes on all those houses. And as we all know, where there's tax money to be had, the Board of Supervisors will be there to take it! (Which is too bad, because those two roads are truly a pleasure to drive.)

For some scenery of the area surrounding Furnace Road, which I visited yesterday, see http://RuralFairfax.com/ --- end shameless plug. :)

Bledbetter, In the map link you gave of the tract housing.

What is that group of buildings south-west of the housing. Is is a prison?

-thanks

Edit: I know its not the old Lorton Pen. thats west north west of the plot in questions.



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Stand,

That is the old Youth Correctional Facility. I have some photos from out around it that I'm planning on posting in a little bit. Have not been able to get inside to get photos yet. (When I drove by there on Thursday, the front gates were wide open. Wonder if the County is doing something in there.)

FWIW, the current version of the County's long-term plan for that prison is for those buildings to be demolished, the landfill directly north of it to be extended there, and then when everything's all full up in about 2025 or so, for it all to be capped and turned into a giant outdoor sports facility (more golf, anyone?)

Regards,
Brian

Nice pics, bledbetter.
Lorton Rd has this spot where it goes thru a big rock - too bad if it diappears as a result of this widening.



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That's not a rock. It's the concrete bridge abutments for a railroad bridge. This was the Lorton and Occaquan Railroad, which ran from the prison down to the Occaquan River.

The Cross County Trail follows the old railroad bed until it gets close to the old bridge, than curves around and across the road. If you leave the trail and walk a few feet to stand atop the abutment there is some sort of well or manhole under the weeds that is basically a lawsuit waiting to happen. It's some sort of maintenance access.

I've meant to say rock structure, but anyway, thanks for the info.

Ft Belvior BRAC traffic preparations.

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> Ft Belvior BRAC traffic preparations.


Yeah, that is going to be a real clusterfuck when the Army moves all those units to Belvoir. They did this with no consideration to the local area. Route 1 is already a two hour drive from Lorton to Quantico when it hits rush hour.

Blessed are the murderous.

I've attended the meeting last night where the county officials presented the project. Things are actually worse than I thought. $60M+ of out tax dollars will be spent to convert these two local roads into 7100-like parkway. Funny thing, they want to keep 35MPH limit there (speed traps anyone?), and they'll have to cut into quite a few private properties (thus $$$ to spent on land acquisitions), even though there are acres and acres of land county already owns.



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RIDICULOUS PROJECT!!!!!!!!!!

I like widening roads BEFORE they get overloaded. You know those 2 lanes they're adding to the beltway for HOT lanes? Construction is screwing up traffic now. And by the time they're done, a couple years later we'll need to expand MORE.

I think back to when they were replacing the Wilson bridge. They were debating like 10 lanes or 12. I said 16 lanes. DOUBLE DECK. So we don't have to go through this @#)$*( again for a while.

They're widening because you idiots can't negotiate the one way bridge.