March 27, 2024 Wilmington Drive Update:
Website Link: Residential Traffic Administration Program (RTAP) | Transportation (fairfaxcounty.gov). Mike Holmes RTAP Task Force Chair [email protected] February 23, 2024 Update: The Wilmington Drive RTAP process is currently at Step 3 of
8 with Fairfax County as they continue to complete a recommendation plan to
provide traffic-calming on Wilmington Drive as requested by local
residents. The County Supervisor’s Office reported that the Fairfax
County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) Wilmington Drive recommendation
brief will be presented to us in the late March early April time frame.
With the school holiday the last week of March we expect this might roll into early
April. This will be the local communities first look at the Fairfax
County recommendations for traffic calming on Wilmington Drive. The RTAP Task Force has also been officially formed with 10 community members
who have expressed a desire to work this issue and the leadership was
officially appointed in December 23, 2023. The Task Force Leaders are Michael
Holmes (Chair), Chris Townsend (Vice-Chair) and Audra Gibson (Secretary).
These individuals are the conduit for comments and organization of all
responses to FCDOT via the Conservancy and Supervisor's Office. While we await the recommendation from FCDOT, we initiated a January Conservator article reminding residents of the 25 MPH speed limit on all Burke Centre residential streets. We thought this was a good first step in our approach to slow traffic down not just on Wilmington Drive but throughout Burke Centre. More articles are planned to remind everyone of their responsibility to drive safely on our streets and observe speed limit and stop signs.
The Task Force is also investigating other options including discussions with Fairfax County Police Department West Springfield Division, possible installation of a 4-way stop at Rand Drive and additional 25 MPH signs along Wilmington Drive. This is outside the RTAP Process and falls under VDOT control. We are working on defining what the requirements and steps are for these approaches and resident support. |