FCDOT has commenced a study which is primarily focused on finding solutions to the congestion at the Hunter Mill Road/Sunset Hills Road/Dulles Toll Road intersection. It is currently scoped to look at surrounding intersections only to understand the whole traffic network as it relates to any proposed changes at the target intersection. The project website: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/huntermillstudy.htm HMDL, with the support of Home Owners Associations and individual contributors, commissioned an engineering study last year to examine the feasibility of implementing roundabouts on Hunter Mill Road at and near the Toll Road, as proposed in the Hunter Mill Road Traffic Calming Study (http://www.novaregion.org/huntermill.htm). Our study uses the 2015 proposed changes to the Highway Capacity Manual regarding roundabout engineering guidelines, not the 2010 HCM guidelines which are based on antiquated data. Results are impressive and appear to be very implementable with little disruption to the community. This is a great improvement to the VDOT study of those same options back in 2001.
Categories: 5. Transportation Committee