VDOT Opens Survey On Possible Changes At Franconia Intersection

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — The Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking public input on possible improvements in the area of Telegraph Road and Hayfield Road in Franconia.

At the intersection, Telegraph Road averages about 20,000 vehicles a day, and Hayfield Road averages about 7,900, according to VDOT.

The public can take an online survey that presents several design alternatives, including three that were presented a year ago at a public information meeting:

• Baseline concept: Adding a northbound auxiliary through lane on Telegraph Road through the Hayfield Road intersection and upgrading curb ramps on the east side of Telegraph Road.
• Widening to east concept: Adding a northbound auxiliary through lane on Telegraph Road through the Hayfield Road intersection, and upgrading curb ramps and providing an eight-foot-wide sidewalk on the east side of Telegraph Road.
• Widening to west concept: Adding a northbound auxiliary through lane on Telegraph Road through the Hayfield Road intersection, reducing crosswalk lengths, upgrading curb ramps, and providing an eight-foot-wide sidewalk on the east side of Telegraph Road and a six-foot-wide sidewalk on the west side.

The survey also features two new alternatives that focus on pedestrian improvements, with no roadway widening:

• Reducing crosswalk lengths and upgrading curb ramps at the Telegraph Road/Hayfield Road intersection.
• Reducing crosswalk lengths, upgrading curb ramps, and providing a six-foot-wide sidewalk on the west side and an eight-foot-wide sidewalk on the east side of Telegraph Road.

The public also can provide feedback on a “no-build alternative” in which no improvements would be made in the area of Telegraph Road and Hayfield Road.

The survey will be available through Monday, Feb. 13.