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1996 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 21
Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to continue its study of the U.S. Route 1 corridor in Fairfax and Prince William Counties.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 8, 1996
Agreed to by the Senate, February 29, 1996

WHEREAS, U.S. Route 1 is the prime north-south highway serving a substantial portion of interstate, commuter, and local traffic in Fairfax County and Prince William County between the Stafford County line and the Alexandria City boundary, and is the only direct alternative or emergency diversion route for Interstate Route 95; and

WHEREAS, House Joint Resolution No. 256 (1994) requested the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to study the U.S. Route 1 corridor in Fairfax County and Prince William County; and

WHEREAS, VDOT has advertised for consultant services, gone through the selection process, negotiated with the selected consultant to arrive at an acceptable contract, and signed the consultant agreement; and

WHEREAS, it will take the consultant 18 to 24 months to complete this work on the study; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the Virginia Department of Transportation be requested to continue its study of the U.S. Route 1 corridor in Fairfax County and Prince William County.

The Department shall complete its work in time to submit an interim report to the Governor and the 1997 Session of the General Assembly and its findings and recommendations in a final report to the Governor and the 1998 Session of the General Assembly as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents.