Virginia HJ 57: Route 50; Department of Transportation to study traffic congestion.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 57 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled January 6, 2020 

Requesting the Department of Transportation to study traffic 
 congestion on that portion of U.S. Route 50 between the intersections of 
 Interstate 66 in Fairfax County and U.S. Route 15 in 
 Loudoun County and the feasibility of implementing improvements to such 
 corridor. Report. 
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Patrons-- Subramanyam, Helmer and Delaney 

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Referred to Committee on Rules 

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WHEREAS, U.S. Route 50 in Northern Virginia covers a large 
 portion of the Commonwealth, running from the West Virginia 
 border into Rosslyn and joining with Interstate 66 for a short period on 
 the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge; and

WHEREAS, there has been incredible growth in Loudoun County, 
 particularly in the western side of the county, and 
 a large portion of this population commutes east toward 
 Fairfax County and Washington, D.C., daily; and

WHEREAS, in response to the slow commutes of this corridor, 
 the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors recently approved $1.05 million for a 
 new intelligent transportation system, complete with displays, sensors, and 
 cameras, on Route 50 stretching from Stone Ridge to the Fairfax County line; 
 and 

WHEREAS, despite this effort by the locality, Dulles District 
 Supervisor Matt Letourneau recognized in a statement 
 that "the problems are greater than that"; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, 
 That the Department of Transportation be requested to 
 study traffic congestion on that portion of U.S. 
 Route 50 between the intersections of Interstate 66 in Fairfax County and U.S. Route 15 in Loudoun County and the feasibility of implementing 
 improvements to such corridor.

In conducting its study, the Department of Transportation (the Department) shall consider (i) the current and 
 future traffic congestion volumes and needs for the community along this 
 corridor; (ii) alternative routes on which traffic could be diverted from this 
 corridor; (iii) the use of overpasses instead of traffic lights at select 
 intersections; (iv) the use of new technologies and strategies to improve or 
 divert traffic; (v) the infrastructure needs of the community along this 
 corridor; and (vi) business development solutions that could decrease traffic, 
 such as business locations closer to potential employees and promoting the use 
 of telework. The Department shall also seek input from local jurisdictions and 
 work collaboratively with such jurisdictions to study and improve traffic 
 congestion along this corridor and evaluate methods that such jurisdictions can 
 implement on a local level to improve traffic congestion.

All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to 
 the Department for this study, upon request.

The Department shall complete its meetings for the first year 
 by November 30