The Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking input on the best route for the Tri-County Parkway. Public meetings are scheduled May 9th, 10th and 11th in Prince William, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. Click here for details.

The Public Comment Deadline Is May 23, 2005.

The Tri-County Parkway is the only facility planned to link Northern Virginia’s three most populous jurisdictions.

Despite the fact historical consensus on what’s called the Comprehensive Plan route has existed among all three counties for years, federal law requires alternatives be studied.

A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) presents compelling findings that the Comp Plan CBA is the best transportation solution.

Nevertheless, pressure will be placed on state and local governments to either build nothing or ignore the fact the Comp Plan is the best transportation solution and select another alternative because it is less expensive.

Northern Virginia is fast running out of time and options to address transportation needs.

To register your support for protecting and selecting the Comp Plan option as the locally preferred option click the following email link:

Mailto: tricountyparkway@virginiadot.org

Cut and paste the sample message below or insert your own commentary into the message box.

I urge the Commonwealth and local governments to select the Comprehensive Plan CBA as the locally preferred option for the Tri-County Parkway.

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement finds the Comprehensive Plan route best meets the region’s transportation, economic and social demands and makes the existing network safer.

Too many Northern Virginia transportation options already have been lost.

The Comprehensive Plan corridor is an important north-south link that must be protected and built.

Name:

Address:

• Tri-County Parkway Comp Plan route has been on Prince William County’s Comprehensive Plan since 1964, Fairfax County’s since 1994 and Loudoun County’s since 1995.
• The EIS shows that Comp Plan alignment
  
  
  
  • Moves the highest volume of traffic.
  
  
  
  • Is the only alternative tested that provides new capacity south of I-66.
  
  
  • Takes cut-through traffic out of Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William neighborhoods.
  
  
  • Provides a new access point and interchange with I-66 east of Route 234 Bypass.
  
  
  • Overall does the most to reduce travel times between regional activity centers.
  
  
  • Provides significant safety benefits to the region’s road network.
  
  
  • Provides new direct links between Southeastern Loudoun County and greater Manassas communities to I-66 and Dulles area activity centers.
  
  
  
  

To read a recent Alliance Tri-County Parkway column in the Washington Post click on this link: Post Article

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