Procurement Begins for GMU West Campus Connector
George Mason University Board of Visitors supports West Campus Connector Alternative 3, asks Advisory Group to revise portion restricting future development.
The West Campus Connector Advisory Group (WCCAG) presented their recommendations to the George Mason Board of Visitors Wednesday. Following two open houses and a public comment period to collect citizen input, the Advisory Group recommended Alternative 3—an underpass and a 90-foot buffer. According to the plan, the area remaining between the buffer and the West Campus Connector would be restricted from further building or parking structures. The intent of the bypass is to keep eastbound traffic headed toward campus and westbound traffic leaving campus from entering the intersection of Braddock and Route 123. A 10 to 30 percent reduction in congestion is expected. Tom Calhoun, George Mason University's Vice President of Facilities and …
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John F
6:14 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011
What a great idea! It will take some of the traffic off of Rt. 123. It will provide a much needed margin of safety for students who now mustg try to cross 123 to go back and forth to campus. And, it will allow bkers and walkers a much greater margin of safety. This is a win, win, win for all parties. Why does a restriction need to be imposed here? Why can the campus not ever use the western … more ›