Centreville Residents Express Doubts About Proposed Roundabout

Many Centreville residents have expressed doubts about a proposed roundabout at the intersection of Pleasant Valley and Braddock Roads that transportation officials hope will alleviate some of the congestion in the area. 

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is expected to the vote on the matter on Tuesday, Jan. 14. If the board votes to have no opposition to the $4.1 million project, that would clear the way for the Virginia Department of Virginia to proceed with the project which has a May 2016 completion date. 

Read more about the project here: Centreville Roundabout Up for Discussion at Fairfax County Supervisors Meeting 

Read these letters from residents and community groups who live near the area to the supervisors about the project: 

From Sully Station II Community Association

Dear Supervisor Michael Frey,

 I am writing to inform you that the Sully Station II Board of Trustees has not changed its opposition to the proposed changes to the intersection of Pleasant Road Valley Road and Braddock Road.  Attached is a letter documenting our opposition to the proposed motion of no opposition to the Virginia Department of Transportation’s project to construct a roundabout at the intersection of Pleasant Valley and Braddock.  A signed copy will be provided to your office on Monday, January 13, 2014.

 Our opposition is also supported by those who are not represented by Association.  Our Board received the attached email to consider delaying the expressions of no opposition based on the reasons stated in the email.

 Daniel G. Jenuleson

President, Sully Station II Community Association

From Beth Green-Tweddle, Virginia Run resident 

To the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors:

The purpose of this note is to urge you to consider delaying the decision (“expression of no opposition”) on the proposed Roundabout at Pleasant Valley and Braddock Roads.

I echo the emails and concerns presented through Delegate Hugo, local HOAs, and thoughtful individuals that have extensively studied the intersection and proposed VDOT changes. Supervisor Frey does not speak for me, my family and thousands of represented residents that seek an informed decision when all information is accurately presented to not only us, but the Board of Supervisors as well.

What is currently being presented is inaccurate and misleading. Please delay the decision and conduct a formal public hearing so that you may review all available information, ask questions and hear firsthand the concerns of your constituents.  Only then will you be in a position to make an informed decision.

All Best,

Beth Green-Tweddle

Resident, Virginia Run

From Spencer Marker, president of the Jillians Forest HOA

Dear Supervisor Frey and Sully Board Members,

This letter is on behalf of the Jillians Forest Homeowners Association and is to urge you not to support the proposed roundabout at the Pleasant Valley Road and Braddock Road at this time, delaying your decision until after a public hearing has been conducted so that those affected by this change can express their concerns and see that they are addressed.  Waiting until after the Rte 50 widening project is completed and a more accurate traffic study could be performed would be ideal.   Our subdivision voted unanimously and has joined every other subdivision affected by this proposal in opposition to moving forward without adequate hearings and studies being completed.  We wanted to make you aware once again of our opposition prior to your meeting. . 

This roundabout is proposed simply to relieve a choke point at the Loudoun County line . . . period.  It will allow traffic to siphon off down Pleasant Valley Rd  when it backs up at the S curves or at Lee Rd.  That is all this roundabout will accomplish.  Just a 1Ž4 mile past this intersection is a very dangerous set of “S” curves which will slow any (or should slow anyhow) traffic that may have gotten through the intersection faster, down to a crawl. Just past that is the Lee Rd. intersection which is a further bottle neck.  This is the road leading to the High School as well as the Westfield corporate campus.  While the intersection may not be perfect as it is at least traffic is metered and hits these other points at a slower, more reasonable pace. I A more comprehensive solution, if one is needed at all would be called for.

A more prudent approach should be to let the Rte 50 project be completed then see if any improvements are warranted.  If they are then lets determine a solution that moves the traffic through while still maintaining the integrity of Pleasant Valley Rd., a scenic byway.   A solution that protects the wetlands, the watershed, the sensitive & rare flora and fauna as well as various species that occupy the Woodlands.  A solution that works in conjunction with planned uses such as ball fields for the adjoining parcels.  A solution that does not shift the problem further east to the “S” curves or further north to the Herndon Rd intersection but rather works in conjunction with improvements made to those spots as well.  A solution that actually protects, benefits and has input from the Fairfax County residents that actually use that intersection. 

Our main concern as an association is to preserve the quality of life in our neighborhood and Michael, your job is to help preserve it for your constituents.  We feel that the proposed changes to the intersection will be detrimental to our neighborhood and to our community as a whole and we stand with our neighboring associations in opposing the changes.  We request that you change your proposed “no opposition motion” and stand in support of your constituents. 

Spencer Marker

President

Jillians Forest Homeowners Association

From Centreville Resident Ted Troscianecki

To the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

• A) The description of support is extremely misleading.  The VDOT comments sheets were anonymous with no reference to where the respondent resided (Fairfax or Loudoun).
• B) There is no reference to letters and correspondence from Fairfax residents and communities in opposition to the project that have been sent to the Board of Supervisors over the past several months and that are part of public record.
• C) Incorrect environmental references – the wetland forest is in the NE quadrant (not NW), and there are two (not one) rare plant species in the NE (not NW) quadrant.
• D) None of the “considerations” noted (beginning on page 57) has been shared with the public.  Of particular concern is the reference to “access to Rock Hill District Park”, an extremely environmentally sensitive area.
• E) Total disregard of the impact of the Route 50 widening project on the need for this project. In general, the board packet lacks sufficient information for the board to make an informed decision.