Construction at King and Callahan Supposed to Help Traffic Delays in Long Run

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Have you noticed the signs of work happening at King and Callahan by the George Washington Masonic Memorial? Here’s what’s happening.

The City of Alexandria was awarded a grant from the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) to make pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements to improve access to transit.  The intersection of King Street, Callahan Drive and Russell Road was identified as a priority location for these improvements.  As part of the City’s Complete Streets Program, the City kicked off this project at a public meeting back in January 15, 2015.

But the project just got funded recently so the construction is underway.  According the the city’s website, the objectives of the project are to create safer, more direct pedestrian crossings, provide dedicated bicycle facilities, and reduce delay for all users of the intersection by changing the lane configuration of northbound Callahan Drive, and maintain signal timing changes.

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