Recommendation expected to come in March.
A decision to construct a right-hand turn lane on southbound Route 1 onto E. Reed Avenue could be right around the corner. City Council addressed the issue on Saturday when it approved a new affordable housing complex at the intersection. Interested in getting Del Ray Patch directly into your inbox each morning? Learn more about our daily newsletter. “I think that right-hand turn lane study should be completed expeditiously and constructed expeditiously,” Councilman Tim Lovain said. “I’ve thought for years there should be a right-hand turn lane coming south on Route 1.” Currently, a third lane on the southbound side of Route 1 ends just before the intersection with Reed, causing congestion during peak hours. Dozens of residents of the E. …
Alexandria City Council requests study during discussion of proposed Reed Avenue development.
Alexandria City Council requested city staff study the possible creation of a right-turn lane from Jefferson Davis Highway onto E. Reed Avenue last week when discussing a proposed housing development near the intersection. Council authorized a $250,000 loan to AHC, Inc., from the City's Housing Trust Fund for predevelopment costs for the proposed development. The four-to-five-story development — to be built in the 100 block of E. Reed Avenue — includes 77 apartments comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. All will offer rents affordable to households with incomes at or below 60 percent of the area’s median income level. The loan, which will go toward project design and architectural and environmental studies, will be repaid if the…
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Scooby's Doo
12:54 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
If making a right turn out of Lynhaven on Reed is a problem, the remove the culs de sac at Wesmond, Lynhaven, and Evans. When you streets are intentional blocked off it creates the same situation as a typical subdivision. Backups ensure because there are limited ways in and out. more ›