VA 7900:

Franconia-Springfield Parkway

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About VA 7900:

The Franconia-Springfield Parkway is an arterial highway that runs from VA 638 Rolling Road and VA 7100 Fairfax County Parkway in West Springfield to VA 613 Beulah Street in the Franconia area. It is six lanes total along its entire length and includes several interchanges as well as signalized and non-signalized intersections. The Franconia-Springfield Parkway provides access to the north and southbound I-95 HOV lanes. This allows Parkway users who meet HOV restrictions to access I-95 without having to use the I-95/VA 644 interchange. The Parkway also provides access to the Franconia-Springfield Metro station and VRE Station via an interchange at Frontier Drive. Although the VA 7900 Franconia-Springfield Parkway designation ends at VA 613 Beulah Street, the road itself continues as a local four lane divided road called Manchester Boulevard and later Kingstowne Boulevard.

In recent years, VDOT has studied two projects along the Franconia-Springfield Parkway:

General Purpose Ramps to/from I-95: This project would add one general purpose ramp from VA 7900 east to I-95 north and one general purpose ramp from I-95 south to VA 7900 west. Accommodations for these ramps were made when VA 7900 was built and when the Springfield Interchange was rebuilt. This project is currently unfunded. Funding could potentially come from federal money directed towards BRAC road improvements at Fort Belvior.
Bonniemill Lane/Spring Village Drive/VA 7900 Intersection: This project would make a number of safety improvements through lane striping, signal timing changes and additional signing to the Bonniemill Lane/Spring Village Drive/VA 7900 intersection. A community meeting was held on these improvements in September 2006. No timetable for these improvements has been presented by VDOT. The Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan shows an interchange in place of this intersection.

For complete details on the history, planning, development and construction of the Franconia-Springfield Parkway and its companion route, the Fairfax County Parkway, see The Roads of Northern Virginia VA 7100: Fairfax County Parkway Page.

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Exit/Intersection List:

The Franconia-Springfield Parkway is signed east/west its entire length. On the Exit/Intersection List below, read down for eastbound and up for westbound.

Road that Crosses the Franconia-Springfield Parkway	Type of Intersection
VA 7100 NORTH Fairfax County Parkway (Actually, you just keep going straight ahead).	Interchange
VA 7100 SOUTH Fairfax County Parkway
VA 638 Rolling Road
Spring Village Drive/Bonniemill Lane	Signalized Intersection. On Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for future Interchange.
VA 617 Backlick Road	Interchange
I-95 HOV Lanes	Signalized Intersection
VA 2677 Frontier Drive/Franconia-Springfield Metro Station	Interchange
VA 613 Beulah Street	Signalized Intersection

Thanks to SPUI and Russell Blau for their updates, corrections and suggestions to the Exit/Intersection List.

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Web Links:

Fairfax County Parkway at The Roads of Northern Virginia
Fairfax County Parkway at Wikipedia
VDOT Press Release regarding agreement to build Parkway through Fort Belvoir and potential improvements to the Franconia-Springfield Parkway
VDOT Bonniemill Lane/Spring Village Drive/VA 7900 Intersection Web Page
VDOT Franconia-Springfield Parkway Ramps to I-95 Web Page

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Sources:

Fairfax County Parkway at The Roads of Northern Virginia
Fairfax County Parkway at Wikipedia
VDOT Press Release regarding agreement to build Parkway through Fort Belvoir and potential improvements to the Franconia-Springfield Parkway
VDOT Bonniemill Lane/Spring Village Drive/VA 7900 Intersection Web Page
Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan Web Page
VDOT Franconia-Springfield Parkway Ramps to I-95 Web Page
Personal Observations and Notes

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