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Friday, March 23, 2012

UPDATE: Delay of Bridge Demolition, Night Time Noise to McLean

Bridge demolition, ramp opening delayed for at least a week

  • GOVERNMENT
  • Friday, March 23, 2012

UPDATE: The opening of a new ramp from I-66 west to I-495 south scheduled to open today has been delayed until March 30. The good news: the bridge demolition  scheduled for I-495 and I-66 that was also to begin tonight has been delayed until April 2. All the work is part of the construction of new express toll lanes from Springfield to McLean. Megaprojects, the public-private partnership building the lanes gave no reason for the delays. ORIGINAL STORY: Those nighttime noises that awakened and jarred McLean neighbors in January return beginning tonight. The HOT lanes project is tearing down more ramps in the McLean area.     Megaprojects, MegaProjects, the public-private partnership building the toll lanes sent this notice to the neighbors…

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Parks Authority Pays $3.5 million for Three Houses

Houses Slated for Demolition

  • GOVERNMENT
  • Paula Rogo
  • Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Fairfax County Parks Authority has paid $3.52 million for three houses at the corner of Ingleside Avenue and Dolly Madison Boulevard adjacent to the  McLean Central Park. Demolition of two of the small cottage-like homes has begun. “We don’t make these purchases often,” said Judith Pedersen, spokesperson for the Parks Authority, and Julie Cline, manager of land acquisitions section of the Department of Planning and Development. FCPA spent $3.52 million to buy the two acres of land that holds three houses. “There’s lots of land we’d like to purchase but pricing and ability to get the space is hard,” she said. The neighbors have been notified of the demolition. The lengthy negotiations ended between the three home owners and FCPA in …

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