The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is asking its congressmen for help on getting traffic moving again on Telegraph Road.
Supervisor Jeff McKay motioned Tuesday for the board to write a letter to congressmen from Northern Virginia asking for their assistance in allowing construction on the Mulligan Road Connector and the widening of Telegraph Road. Construction has been delayed since winter after a contractor who lost bidding asked the Government Accountability Office to examine Fairfax’s bidding process.
McKay says the county can’t afford that kind of delay, with a huge traffic influx expected in the fall from defense worker relocations.
“Every day this isn’t finished is another day people are sitting in gridlock on Telegraph Road,” McKay said. “It’s an absolute game-changer for southeast Fairfax.”
McKay said the project was now 1.5 years behind and that authorities had expected them to be open in time for the military moves in September.
The board approved the motion unanimously.
