The document summarizes a citizens information meeting about planned improvements to a walkway along Sleepy Hollow Road in Fairfax County, Virginia. It discusses the purpose of adding 4,400 feet of new walkway for pedestrian connectivity and ADA compliance. The project has undergone design changes since the first community meeting, including shifting the sidewalk location between two streets, utilizing the parking lane for part of the sidewalk, and modifying pedestrian crossings and refuge islands. It outlines the project schedule and addresses from the county department of transportation for any additional questions.

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Citizens Information Meeting
Sleepy Hollow Road Walkway
April 23, 2018, 7:30 P.M. Presentation
Fairfax County - Mason District

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Department of Transportation
Fairfax County Team
• Department of Transportation
– Transportation Design Division
• Jacobs Engineering Group
– Capital Projects Division
• Department of Public Works
– Land Acquisition Division
– Construction Division

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Agenda
• Purpose & Need
• Summary of Scope Modifications
• Next Steps
• General Q&A - Community Feedback
• Open House
Department of Transportation

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• Pedestrian Improvements
– Provide Pedestrian Connectivity
• Add 4,400LF of new walkway
– ADA Compliance
– Safety – Improved Crossings
Purpose & Need
Department of Transportation

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Project Update
• Community Meeting #1 – March 2017
– Written responses, calls, and emails received
through May 2017 in addition to public meeting.
• Comments Included:
– Loss of Trees
– Driveway/Grading Issues
– Impacts on Eastside of Sleepy Hollow Road between
Eppard Street and Aspen Lane. Can we utilize
parking lane for sidewalk?
– Pedestrian Crossings
– General Speed/Traffic concerns
Department of Transportation

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Project Update
• Major Activities since May 2017
– June/July – Comment Analysis & Internal
Project Scope Review
– July to September – Project Redesign, Parking
Study, Additional Survey, Utility Designation
– October – Internal presentation of revised
project plans.
– December to March – Advance plans to 60%
stage with VDOT submittal.
Department of Transportation

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What are the changes?
• Shift sidewalk location between Eppard Street and
Aspen Lane
Department of Transportation
March 2017 Typical Section

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Department of Transportation
March 2017
Sidewalk Locations
(West/East)
Aspen Ln
Eppard St
Marlo Dr
Valley Brook Dr
Dearborn Dr

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What are the changes?
Department of Transportation
• Shift sidewalk location between Eppard Street and
Aspen Lane
• Utilize Parking Lane for sidewalk between Holmes
Run Road and Aspen Lane

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What are the changes?
Department of Transportation
Pedestrian crossing modifications near Bay Tree Lane

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What are the changes?
Expected Utility Impacts
Department of Transportation

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What are the changes?
Refuge Island Modifications
– Removed crossings at Eppard Street and Aspen
Lane
– Determined Design Vehicles/Turning Radius
Checks
Department of Transportation

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What are the changes?
Refuge Island
Modifications
Department of Transportation

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Department of Transportation
What are the changes?
Retaining wall type change near
Dearborne Drive: Post & Panel

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What has stayed the same?
– Retaining Walls between Valley Brook Drive and
Church Entrance
– Form Liner Options for Walls
Department of Transportation

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What has stayed the same?
– Improved Pedestian Crossing at Kerns (Existing
Signalized Intersection)
– Refuge Islands
• Dearborn Drive
• Kennedy Lane
• Castle Place
Department of Transportation

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What has stayed the same?
– Sidewalk design South of Holmes Run Road
– Sidewalk design North of Aspen Lane
Department of Transportation

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What has stayed the same?
– Landrights will still be necessary on the project.
• Temporary Construction Easements
• Right of Way for VDOT Maintenance
Department of Transportation

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Department of Transportation
Potential Issues
– Grading behind walkway
– Driveways
– Trees
– Utilities

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Schedule
• Review Community Feedback & Finalize Project
Scope – May 2018
• 90% Design Plans – Fall 2018
• Utility Review/Design & Plat Development –
Winter 2018
• Initiate Land Acquisition – Summer 2019
• Complete Land Acquisition – Spring 2020
• Apply for VDOT Construction Permit – Fall 2020
Department of Transportation

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General Questions?
Department of Transportation
Mark.VanZandt@fairfaxcounty.gov
Project Website:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/projects/sleepy
-hollow-walkway/
Comment forms available at sign-in station.