Misplaced Pages

#246753

57-494: SR 608 uses two different names: West Ox Road and Frying Pan Road. SR 608 starts as West Ox Road at an intersection / interchange with both SR 286 ( Fairfax County Parkway ) and US 29. This intersection is called by roadstothefuture.com as "The most complex one on the Parkway. Also, topped the list of most accident prone intersections in the county." From its southern origin to approximately the interchange with US 50 , West Ox Road

114-476: A freeway section begins at a folded diamond interchange with Braddock Road ( SR 620 ). A complicated three-level diamond takes SR 286 over Lee Highway ( US 29 ) at the south end of West Ox Road ( SR 608 ), and SR 286 crosses I-66 at exit 55, a cloverleaf . After passing over Fair Lakes Circle (SR 7701), there is a diamond interchange with Fair Lakes Parkway (SR 7700) and Monument Drive (SR 7969). The next interchange, at Lee Jackson Memorial Highway ( US 50 ),

171-727: A County Executive who prepares the annual budget and carries out ordinances enacted by the Board. The Board also controls by its appointment power the board membership of several locally important authorities, including the Fairfax County Consumer Protection Commission, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority , the Fairfax County Park Authority , the Fairfax County Water Authority , and

228-764: A county of over a million in Northern Virginia . The board has nine districts, and one at-large district which is always occupied by the Chair. Members may serve unlimited number of four-year terms, as there are no term limits . The Board usually meets two Tuesdays every month in the Board Auditorium at the Fairfax County Government Center near Fairfax, Virginia . Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings. The chair presides at all meetings, and has all of

285-665: A full vote, rather than merely acting as a tiebreaker. It was to this newly empowered chairmanship that Republican Jack Herrity was elected in 1975 after serving a term as the supervisor from the Springfield district and the lone Republican on a board that was widely perceived as anti-development. Warren I. Cikins was elected to represent the Mount Vernon District. Cikins brought the Mount Vernon Ice Rink to reality, enhancing Ice Hockey's profile in

342-548: A mix of interchanges and signalized and unsignalized intersections. Its alignment runs from southeast to northwest and roughly corresponds to part of the once-proposed Outer Beltway around Washington, D.C. The first segment of the roadway opened in 1987; the road was completed in 2010. SR 286 is also known as the John F. (Jack) Herrity Parkway , designated by the Virginia General Assembly in 1995, and

399-644: A redesign that required more right-of-way . The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors changed the name to the Fairfax County Parkway on June 23, 1988, noting that it traveled far from Springfield. Three bond issues were approved by Fairfax County voters to pay for construction of the highway, as well as other roads in the county: $ 135 million in November 1985, $ 150 million in April 1988, and $ 130 million in November 1992. The first portions of

456-515: A right angle. The project to widen and straighten the road was proposed in the 1980s, but did not start until the late 1990s. The most recent part of West Ox Road to be widened was opened in 2008. Fairfax County Parkway The Fairfax County Parkway , numbered State Route 286 ( SR 286 , formerly SR 7100 ), is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia , acting as an expressway in Fairfax County with

513-422: A short piece from the new interchange with SR 7 south to Sugarland Road (SR 604), opened by June 1999. The parkway was extended south from Sugarland Road to Wiehle Avenue (SR 828) on November 1, 2000. The road was extended to Walnut Branch with two lanes extended to Baron Cameron Avenue (SR 606) on December 21, 2000. The gap between Walnut Branch and Sunset Hills was filled on November 5, 2001, finally completing

570-612: A spoiler to Democrat Gerald W. Hyland, giving the Republicans a 5-4 majority on the Board. This was the first time in the 20th century that the Republicans held a majority of the seats on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Jack Herrity served as chairman during Fairfax County 's growth during the 1980s, when the County, previously known as a quiet suburb of Washington, D.C. ; became the high population center of

627-495: A tough campaign against Mason District Supervisor Stanford Parris and a last minute write-in campaign mounted by supporters of Vienna Mayor James C. Martinelli, Frederick Babson was the first person to hold the newly created chairmanship, from 1968 to 1970. Frustrated by the low pay of the office, Babson resigned from the Board in November 1969. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Arthur W. Sinclair appointed Fairfax County School Board member William S. Hoofnagle to serve out

SECTION 10

#1732798048247

684-764: Is a partial cloverleaf with two signals on SR 286. From US 50 to Franklin Farm Road, the parkway curves northwest to reach the Outer Beltway right-of-way. This straight path is followed until Baron Cameron Avenue ( SR 606 ), and includes an overpass at Pinecrest Road in the Fox Mill Estates neighborhood. After crossing the Dulles Access Road ( SR 267 ), SR 286 follows the east border of Herndon , with interchanges at Sunset Hills Road (SR 675) and Baron Cameron Avenue (SR 606). The parkway leaves

741-548: Is a four to six lane divided highway. For the rest of its length it is a four lane divided highway. West Ox Road passes SR 7435, Post Forest Drive. This is an entrance to the enclave where the Fairfax County Government Center and its associated offices are. It then passes SR 7700, Fair Lakes Parkway, which leads into Fair Lakes . A few blocks up on the left is the Fairfax Towne Centre. West Ox Road then passes over US 50 in an interchange. It passes by Oakton to

798-559: Is a stretch of the original Ox Rd, first dug by Robert Carter I and the Frying Pan Mining Company in the 1720s atop a gentle ridge, with occasional views of the Bull Run Mountains and Blue Ridge to the west. It has been in constant use since then and has kept largely the same path. West Ox Road was originally the main route between Fairfax and Reston before the Fairfax County Parkway was built. It

855-403: Is applied to the gross receipts of businesses in the county. The Board of Supervisors was established in 1870. Initially, the board had six members, one from each of the magisterial districts of Centreville, Dranesville, Falls Church, Lee, Mount Vernon and Providence, with the chairman elected from among the members of the board to a single year term. In 1953, the county redistricted, forming

912-686: The Dulles Technology Corridor that it is known as currently. During that period of growth, the Board advocated for the construction of Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway and for the Dulles Toll Road , as well as for a major expansion of Tysons Corner, Virginia , which now is home to many employers in the information technology industry. In the 1991 redistricting, the Annandale District

969-591: The Springfield Bypass started in the 1970s as a bypass of SR 644 (Old Keene Mill Road) in Springfield . It was soon expanded, by 1978, to include most of what had been planned as the Outer Beltway. The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved final plans on July 16, 1987 for the 33-mile (53 km) road, with 16 interchanges and 35 traffic signals between U.S. Route 1 at Fort Belvoir and State Route 7 near Dranesville . A spur to Franconia

1026-719: The Trooper Charles Mark Cosslett Memorial Highway , designated in 2010 as the final link through Fort Belvoir . Jack Herrity served for 12 years on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors , and was instrumental in getting the road built. This name is ceremonial, and is rarely used by the public. The Fairfax County Parkway and its branch to Franconia generally have interchanges at major roads, traffic signals at intermediate roads, and right-in/right-out (RIRO) intersections with minor roads and neighborhood streets. Along

1083-403: The U.S. Army 's Fort Belvoir . But those plans fell through, and traffic growth necessitated a redesign. Plans were again postponed in the early 2000s due to necessary environmental cleanup of that part of Fort Belvoir, which included unexploded ordnance . The Environmental Protection Agency discovered in 2005 that an oil spill on the property had not been properly cleaned. As of 2007 ,

1140-526: The Board voted 5-4 to increase their salaries from $ 21,589 to $ 35,000 per year. The approved plan also included automatic pay raises through 1991 to an eventual total of $ 45,000. The Board voted to increase the pay of its members from $ 45,000 to $ 59,000 per year in September 1998 by a vote of 6-3-1, with Hunter Mill Supervisor Robert B. Dix abstaining. In 2007, the board voted to increase the pay of members from $ 59,000 to $ 75,000 per year. In March 2015,

1197-409: The Board voted 6-4 to increase the pay of future supervisors by $ 20,000 per year, to $ 95,000, with the chairman earning $ 100,000 per year. In March 2023, the Board voted 8-2 to increase the pay of future supervisors by 30%. This adjustment would turn annual salaries from $ 90,000 to $ 123,283 for supervisors and from $ 100,000 to $ 133,283 for the chairman. Citizens spent hours protesting this raise during

SECTION 20

#1732798048247

1254-748: The Commonwealth of Virginia . While the position of supervisor is technically a part-time job, many supervisors devote 40 or more hours a week to fulfill all of their obligations. A December 1993 vote by the Board of Supervisors to officially make itself a full-time body was rebuffed by the Virginia General Assembly. In January 1968, the Board of Supervisors voted themselves a $ 2,500 pay raise, increasing their yearly salaries to $ 10,000. The annual salary increased to $ 15,000 per year in January 1976. At their meeting on April 14, 1986,

1311-462: The Democratic majority on the board by a margin of 6 to 4. In recent years, the chairmanship has acted as a stepping stone to higher political office: Gerry Connolly , the chairman from 2003 to 2007, now serves in the U.S. House of Representatives , as did Tom Davis , who was chairman from 1991 to 1994, and Katherine Hanley , who served from 1995 to 2003, and has since served as Secretary of

1368-582: The Fairfax County Parkway between south of Franklin Farm Road and north of Baron Cameron Avenue is built where the beltway would have been. During the 1970s, attention was focused on the Metrorail system, and environmental concerns temporarily pushed the Outer Beltway onto the back burner. In the 1980s and 1990s, when the plan was revived as the Western Transportation Corridor , the route was shifted further west. The idea for

1425-421: The Fairfax County Parkway was designated SR 286. In June 2012, signage was updated to reflect the new designation with a mix of SR 286 and "old SR 7100" signs and reassurance markers. The entire parkway is in Fairfax County . Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Opposition The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors , sometimes abbreviated as FCBOS , is the governing body of Fairfax County, Virginia ,

1482-527: The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority. The Board exercises its taxation power primarily by setting the county's real property tax rate, which accounts for more than 63% of the general fund revenue. Other financially important tax rates set by the board include the personal property tax rate, which is applied to the value of vehicles in the county, and the business, professional and occupational license (BPOL) tax, which

1539-559: The Franconia–Springfield Parkway and Fairfax County Parkway from Beulah Street in Springfield to SR 7, mostly as a sidepath , but sometimes using adjacent frontage roads and old alignments of the roads that the parkway replaced. It intersects the Washington and Old Dominion Trail north of Sunset Hills Road at Herndon , near that trail's mile 19. The final section of the trail was opened in 2002. The Outer Beltway

1596-529: The approval of the Virginia General Assembly, which was not forthcoming. Chairman Davis was elected to Congress in 1994 as the representative from Virginia's 11th district , which necessitated a special election to replace him. In the February 7 election, Democratic Providence District Supervisor Katherine Hanley defeated Republican Springfield District Supervisor Elaine McConnell, necessitating yet another special election to fill Hanley's seat. That election

1653-555: The construction contract is expected to be let August 2010. Furthermore, improvements are being made to the West Ox Road and Sunrise Valley Drive intersections with the parkway along with interchanges with the new portion of the parkway between Fullerton Road and Rolling Road at Boudinot Drive. Additions and improvements to the I-95 interchange with Fairfax County Parkway are currently under development as well. On February 16, 2012,

1710-583: The county and providing a practice facility for the NHL's Washington Capitals hockey team. With the 1979 elections of Republican Nancy Falck in the Dranesville District and Democrat Sandra Duckworth in the Mount Vernon District, as well as the reelection of Audrey Moore, Martha Pennino and Marie Travesky in the Annandale, Centreville and Springfield districts, respectively, the nine member board for

1767-544: The east, curves to the west and back to the north, all the while passing by neighborhoods of single-family homes . Just south of the entrance to Reston , West Ox Road intersects with SR 602 (Lawyers Road). There one must head west to stay on SR 608. Otherwise, one ends up on SR 602 and winds up in Reston. The western portion of West Ox Road is primarily a two lane road. It widens as it approaches an intersection with SR 286 (Fairfax County Parkway), and returns to two lanes after

Virginia State Route 608 (Fairfax County) - Misplaced Pages Continue

1824-516: The first time had a female majority as of January 1980. The resignation of Sandra Duckworth in August 1984 to follow her husband to Hawaii, where he had been named director of the Bishop Museum , cleared the way for a different majority to take over the Board of Supervisors. In the November 1984 special election, Republican T. Ferrell Egge capitalized on independent Gerald A. Fill's acting as

1881-580: The fort at a diamond interchange with Telegraph Road ( SR 611 ), crossing I-95 at a full cloverleaf (exit 166), crossing over Fullerton Road, passing through interchanges with Boudinot Drive and Barta Road, and turning west through West Springfield at Rolling Road. This portion replaced the existing Backlick Road ( SR 617 ), which continues north from the I-95 interchange and connects to the Franconia–Springfield Parkway (SR 289). During most of

1938-595: The interchange with Ox Road ( SR 123 ), SR 286 is a surface road, built directly on the former Pohick Road. The parkway beyond Ox Road was built on a new alignment, and has a much smaller number of intersections. Just past Ox Road, SR 286 passes under Clara Barton Drive, a minor residential street. It intersects the west end of Burke Center Parkway ( SR 643 ), crosses over the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line and Fairfax Station Road (SR 660), and intersects several other roads before

1995-407: The intersection. It passes by smaller single-family houses and Frying Pan Farm Park , and intersects with SR 657 (Centreville Road), bends to the right and ends at SR 7605 (Copper Ridge Road). After a gap, SR 608 picks up at the intersection of Frying Pan Road and SR 657 (Centreville Road), passing past an office park with hotels, and ending at an interchange with SR 28 (Sully Road). West Ox Rd

2052-474: The main parkway (SR 286), there are 17 full or partial interchanges and 39 signals, with eleven of those signals at interchanges. In addition, there are many unsignalized intersections along the road, but none of these are driveways , since the road is limited-access . The road generally has a speed limit of 50 mph (80 km/h). The south end of SR 286 begins at an intersection with US 1 at Accotink and heads northwest through Fort Belvoir , leaving

2109-598: The new Mason district from parts of the Falls Church, Lee and Mount Vernon districts and adding a seventh member to the board. Charles B. Runyon was elected to a special at-large seat on the Board of Supervisors in a special election held on November 4, 1953. The rather strange situation developed that there were now two supervisors from the Centreville and Lee districts, none from the Falls Church, Mount Vernon or Providence districts, and one supervisor at-large. This

2166-615: The open Dranesville, Sully and Mason district seats. Combining those victories with the reelection of Springfield Supervisor Elaine N. McConnell gave the Republicans a 6-4 majority. The Centreville District, which had not actually contained Centreville since 1971, was renamed the Hunter Mill District in 1993, fulfilling a campaign promise of Supervisor Robert B. Dix, Jr. The Board voted to make itself Virginia's first full-time local legislature in December 1993, subject to

2223-402: The parkway north of Springfield. Construction has been delayed many times on the last segment, between Fullerton Road (just north of I-95) and Rolling Road (SR 638), which will allow traffic on the main part of the parkway to connect directly to the I-95 main lanes. Plans were made here in the late 1980s, and it was to be paid for by a developer who was to build a development on land bought from

2280-573: The parkway's life, the portion between Fullerton Road and SR 289 had not been constructed due to delay caused by environmental issues , including an oil spill along its path through the Fort Belvoir Proving Ground. Since approval in 2008, construction began in 2009 and the new portion was opened in late 2010. After merging with the Spur, there is in interchange with Hooes and Pohick Roads (SR 636/SR 641). Continuing northwest to

2337-401: The position, which allowed him to vote only on matters before the board in the case of a tie. A special election was called to fill the chair for the remainder of Hoofnagle's term. In the November 1972 contest, Democrat Jean R. Packard emerged victorious from a crowded six-candidate field. Importantly, Fairfax County voters also overwhelmingly approved a referendum allowing the Chair to have

Virginia State Route 608 (Fairfax County) - Misplaced Pages Continue

2394-432: The powers of a member, including one vote. The chair, however, does not have the power to veto legislation. The Vice Chair is elected amongst the members annually at the first meeting of the year in January. Within the limits set forth by the Virginia General Assembly , the Board is responsible for setting local tax policy, approving land use plans and appointing officials to various county government positions, including

2451-405: The project had been designed as a full freeway but was placed on hold. As of September 2010, this portion of the parkway opened for traffic, closing the gap that once existed. Plans have been made for an interchange at Fair Lakes Parkway , just north of I-66. This project will be funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds. This project was certified on August 10, 2009, and

2508-412: The rest of Babson's term on December 10, 1969, and Hoofnagle took office in January 1970. Hoofnagle would be elected in November 1970 and again in November 1971 to a full four-year term, but resigned after nine months in September 1972, citing his need to travel in his position as an economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Privately, Hoofnagle had stated his frustration with the limited power of

2565-479: The road from Springfield to Herndon. However, until a new bridge opened in early September 2002, traffic on Pohick Road northbound (just east of Hooes Road) was required to turn right onto the parkway. The southernmost portion, from US 1 north across I-95 to Fullerton Road, mostly an upgrade of Backlick Road (SR 617), opened south of Telegraph Road (SR 611) by July 1997 and north of Telegraph Road later that year. The first part north of Sunset Hills Road (SR 675),

2622-622: The road to open were financed by developers building in the area: the Cavalier Land Development Corporation from a new interchange on Interstate 66 north to U.S. Route 50 , and the Hazel/Peterson Companies from Stringfellow Road north to Franklin Farm Road, both completed in 1987. On October 24, 1989, the gap from US 50 to Stringfellow Road was filled, and the road was extended from Franklin Farm Road north to West Ox Road (SR 608). It

2679-407: The road. Included in these 55 homes were five at the brand-new Innisfree subdivision in Springfield . Only months after families moved into the houses, located between SR 636 (Hooes Road) and the proposed highway, they were informed that their land would be needed for the interchange at SR 640 (Sydenstricker Road). Originally planned as an at-grade intersection, projections of increased traffic led to

2736-434: The state bribery charges in December 1969. With the adoption of the urban county executive form of government in a 1966 referendum, the chairman became an at-large position directly elected by county voters with a four-year term. The county was again redistricted, with the Falls Church district abolished and the new Annandale and Springfield districts created, creating a nine-seat board. Elected in November 1967 following

2793-416: The straight Outer Beltway alignment just beyond Baron Cameron Avenue, curving northwest and north to end at a diamond interchange with Leesburg Pike ( SR 7 ), at which the traffic signals are on SR 286. Algonkian Parkway continues north as a four-lane local road, eventually curving back west and south to SR 7 just east of SR 28 . The Fairfax County Parkway Trail is a multi-use trail that runs alongside

2850-458: Was connected to the existing portion at I-66 on September 19. Two interchanges along this portion and the older one to the north – at US 50 and at US 29 – opened on December 14 and December 20 respectively. From SR 123 southeast to the beginning of the Franconia–Springfield Parkway, existing two-lane roads were widened, opening the road from SR 123 east to Lee Chapel Road (SR 643) by May 1996 and to Pohick Road (SR 641) on July 2, 1996, completing

2907-613: Was first planned in 1950 as the "Cross Country Loop", part of the National Capital Planning Commission 's comprehensive plan. In Virginia, by the time of a 1965 plan, it was to run through southern and western Fairfax County, crossing the Potomac River at Mason Neck and north of Great Falls , and passing generally west of State Route 123 (Ox Road) and east of SR 645 (Clifton Road, Stringfellow Road, and Lees Corner Road). The straight part of

SECTION 50

#1732798048247

2964-490: Was further extended north to a new interchange on the Dulles Toll Road (SR 267) on October 22, 1991, and north to Sunset Hills Road (SR 675) on July 7, 1993. The next pieces of the road to open were in the southwest, with an upgrade and bypass of Hooes Road (SR 636) from Pohick Road (SR 641) east to Rolling Road (SR 638) and the Franconia–Springfield Parkway opening by November 1993. The highway from Ox Road (SR 123) north to Braddock Road (SR 620) opened on July 28, 1995, and

3021-690: Was included, providing access to the Shirley Highway HOV lanes and the Franconia–Springfield Metrorail station. Except for a short six-lane piece in Reston , the $ 242 million plan included only four lanes. Since it was a surface road, the highway could incorporate existing roads. This included portions of SR 617 (Backlick Road), SR 636 (Hooes Road), SR 641 (Pohick Road), and SR 680 (Stuart Road). Fifty-five homes and five businesses had to be taken by eminent domain to build

3078-471: Was much more winding then; at one spot there was a barn about 2 feet from the two-lane roadway, where there was a hairpin turn , and SR 664 (Waples Mill Road) joined West Ox Road at a very sharp angle. Since then, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has widened and straightened the road, and the intersection with Waples Mill Road has been re-engineered so that the two roads meet at

3135-832: Was remedied in the elections of 1955. Confidence in the Board was greatly shaken in 1965 when Supervisors John P. Parrish and Stuart T. DeBell, as well as former Supervisors A. Claiborne Leigh, Robert C. Cotten and William H. Moss were indicted on bribery charges stemming from zoning cases that had come before the board. On October 2, 1966, Parrish had himself suspended from his Mount Vernon District seat, and Centreville Supervisor DeBell followed suit on October 26. Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Brown appointed Frank F. Everest, Jr, to replace Parrish on October 19 and, in one of his final acts, appointed C. Meade Stull to replace DeBell on November 4. Following Federal trials that saw Leigh, Cotten and Parrish convicted on bribery conspiracy charges, Commonwealth's Attorney Robert Horan declined to further press

3192-509: Was renamed the Braddock District and the new Sully District was created in western Fairfax County, bringing the total number of seats on the board to ten. The elections in November 1991 created a Republican majority on the board for only the second time in the 20th century, with Thomas Davis becoming the chairman, Robert B. Dix, Jr. defeating long-time Centreville District Supervisor Martha Pennino, and Republican candidates taking

3249-474: Was won by Democrat Gerry Connolly , who defeated Republican Jeannemarie Devolites on March 28, 1995. Connolly's election created a 5-5 balance of Democrats to Republicans on the Board of Supervisors. The regular elections of November 1995 saw the Mason District seat on the board change hands when Democratic candidate Penelope A. Gross defeated Republican William B. Bailey by 327 votes, reestablishing

#246753