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19710504 r-71-10RESOLUTION R-71-10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Highways is hereby requested to establish and set up a project within the City of Fair- fax, Virginia to reconstruct Old Lee Highway (Route 237) from Fairfax Circle to approximately 650 feet south of Accotink Creek, to provide improvements as shown by the report of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company transmitted to the Virginia Department of Highways on April 16, 1971 for early implementation under the TOPICS program, and other features as may be necessary. 2. The City hereby agrees to pay its share of the cost for surveys and plans, right-of-way and construction under the cost formula of eighty- five percent by the Department of Highways and fifteen percent by the City. 3. The City further agrees that if the said project is established as herein requested and thereafter the City decides not to proceed further with the said project, then the City will repay the Department of Highways for one hundred percent of the cost incurred for the said project to the time of abandonment. ADOPTED THIS 4th DAY OF May , 1971. ' M~YO R ATT E ST: Acting ~/ITY CLERK R-71-10 PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL ~: Co. IO~5 CONNECTICUT AVE., N. W. WASHI1WGTON, Do C, ~OO3{5 April 16, 1971 Mr. Kenneth M. Wilkinson Transportation Planning Engineer Virginia Department of Highways Richmond, Virginia 23219 Dear Mr. Wilkinson: Enclosed are six (6) copies of a revised plan for the early-implementation project on Old Lee Highway [Route 237] @ Pickett Road in the City of Fairfax. this project was originally submitted on December 16, 1970. This project is being resubmitted in order to combine the improvements at Pickett Road with additional improvements on Old Lee Highwa3 to the south of Pickett Road. This combined project fs now of a cost that is of sufficient magnitude for efficient programming and con- tracting. There are no changes to the previously submitted project. We have attached an ~nalysis of the combined project which presents the estimated., costs and anticipated benefits. If we can provide any further information, please let us know. Sincerely yours, PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO. Charles M. Abrams Project Director CMA: mms Eno lo sur es P,.M.M.,& C.O. R-71-10 Project: Designation: Length: City of Fairfax Combined Project Old Lee Highway [Route 237] @ Pickett Road and widening on Old Lee Highway Federal-aid Primary Type II 0.30 miles Old Lee Highway is presently constructed to a width of approximately 60' from Pickett Road south to the culvert over the North Fork where the roadway width suddenly narrows to 20' across the ~existing structure. There is no transition available between these two cross sections, resulting in a very hazardous, unsafe geometric condition. Roadway capacity is also severely limited due to this constriction PMM&Co. recommends that the roadway be widened to four lanes from the end of the present section to a point approximately 600 feet south as shown on the accompanying plans. This would allow for ~ safe, gradual transition from the four-lane to two-lane section beyond the horizontal curvature. This widening will require no additional right- ~of-way. Estimated Cost The estimated cost of this project is shown below: Physical Construction - Traffic ControlfDevices - Engineering (pS&E~ etc.) - 15% - Contingencies- 10% - Total $122,000 15,300 $137,300 20,600 13,700 $171,600 Summary: The implementation of this project will eliminate a dangerous potential accident situation and improve traffic capacity. This project rates very high in terms of cost- effectiveness and is justified as an early-implementation m..M Mo& ¢0. R-71-10 City of Fairfax Combined Project Page 2 project. We have therefore combined this work with the traffic operation improvements recommended at the inter- section of Old Lee Highway and Pickett Road to provide a project which will correct the entire problem at one time and provide for easier programming. Additional data concerning the relationship of this project to the area- wide TOPICS plan will be included in the final report.