Revised Springfield Parking Garage Plans Presented

Fairfax County presented revised plans for a 1,000-space multi-use commuter garage planned for Springfield just west of Interstate 95. The new plan, discussed at a Monday night community meeting at Edison High School, includes more room for the slugging system.

The updated design accommodates more room for slug lines at multiple locations in the garage. One area could hold up to 18 cars, and another 15 cars. According to WTOP, the previous plan would have allowed six cars each in two slug line spaces.

Slug Lines, a website and app designed to coordinate free carpooling around Virginia and DC, has six locations in the Springfield area.

The garage will be located at the current parking lot and slug line site at Old Keene Mill Road and Springfield Boulevard. It will have a bus transit center, seven bus bays, slugging spaces, short-term parking area. pedestrian bridge over Old Keene Mill Road, bike storage and community areas for events on the ground and rooftop.

The county estimates a project cost of $63.81 million with funding coming from the federal government and a tax on businesses.

Officials say the garage will add on to park-and-ride facilities at the Franconia-Springfield Metro and Springfield Town Center, providing connections between Fairfax Connector and Metrobus routes. Construction could begin as soon as fall 2019 with an opening by early 2022.

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Renderings via Fairfax County