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Franconia–Springfield Parkway
The Franconia–Springfield Parkway (SR 289, formerly SR 7900) is a short east–west spur near the south end of the Fairfax County Parkway, leading east through Springfield, VA, Springfield and serving the Franconia–Springfield (Metro), Franconia–Springfield Washington Metro, Metro station. While SR 286 has access to the main lanes of I-95 (VA), I-95 (Shirley Highway), SR 289 interchanges with the Reversible lane, reversible HOV lane, HOV lanes in the median of I-95. In 2001, SR 289 was named the Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. Parkway. Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. was a Senate of Virginia, state senator who served Fairfax County for 28 years. This name is ceremonial, and is rarely used by the public. Route description Franconia–Springfield Parkway (SR 289) begins at an interchange with Rolling Road and the Fairfax County Parkway (SR 286). While the parkway follows the interchange ramps, the mainline of the roadway (heading eastbound) changes from SR 286 to SR 289 at the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Department Of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is the agency of the state government responsible for transportation in the state of Virginia in the United States. VDOT is headquartered at the Virginia Department of Highways Building in downtown Richmond. VDOT is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the roads, bridges, and tunnels in the commonwealth. It is overseen by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, which has the power to fund airports, seaports, rail, and public transportation. VDOT's revised annual budget for fiscal year 2019 is $5.4 billion. VDOT has a workforce of about 7,500 full-time employees. Responsibilities VDOT operates and maintains: * Roads: VDOT's largest responsibility is the maintenance of roads. Filling potholes, storm drain cleaning, water drainage, guard rail replacement, bridge work, tree removal, and trash removal, as well as the maintenance of signs and traffic lights. * More than 21,000 bridges and structures * Snow removal: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
