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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Loudoun county has supported a bridge crossing for years. It's Montgomery County and Maryland that opposes it.

Point of rocks bridge (15) also needs replaced badly. [/quote]

Loudoun may support it (not sure everyone in the neighborhood where the connection from the bridge to Rte 28 would be cut through agrees)  I don't think Fairfax which is better off with added capacity at the ALB is on board though.  As noted VDOT says the latter is a better choice. I am quite sure Arlington and Alexandria are not enthusiastic about an outer crossing.

[b]We should also look at housing policies that would enable more people to live closer  to their work. [[/b]/quote]

We need another bridge--and I think people in western Fairfax would agree.

Housing policies are not going to fix this. 
1. Most married couples have two spouses working.  One may work in Virginia and the other in MD.
2. In the DMV people do not necessarily stay with the same company for years.  Government contractors may be based in Virginia--but work on a contract in MD for a year or two, and then back again.  
3. Much of the traffic across the bridges is not necessarily local.  People/tourists/truckers driving through.

None of this will be solved by housing.  Ask your neighbors where they work.

Maybe PP lives and works in the District.  Things are different in MD and VA.[/quote]

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