BRAC Traffic Not Too Bad, City Says
Alexandria City Council also OKs new anti-smoking signs in city bus shelters
Horror stories of how the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) project at Mark Center would affect traffic congestion have not materialized, Alexandria city staff said Tuesday. Alexandria City Council received an update on BRAC-related traffic at its Tuesday session. Richard Baier, director of the city’s Department of Transportation and Environmental Services, said police are currently monitoring intersections near the BRAC building to ensure smooth traffic flow. “We have not seen the traffic manifest in a way … that was described,” he said. “Now that’s not to say the traffic is working well out there.” The traffic impact on I-395 has been minimal, as has local cut-through traffic, Baier said. “There is cut-through traffic, but it is not to…
Greg Blakey
3:17 pm on Monday, March 19, 2012
I own a condo in the immediate area of Landmark Mall. I go to Macy's once or twice a year and never venture in to the Mall at all. It is a waste of space and should be closed down as it basically is now. Malls are a thing of the past and any effort to revitalize it as a mall is a wasted effort. With Pentagon City and Tysons I and II within miles why anyone would go here is beyond me. I understand… more ›