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IMMEDIATE Joan Morris 703-383-2465 joan.morris@virginiadot.org Ryan Hall 703-383-2055

NOVA-NR04-50 Nov. 22, 2004

VDOT Retimes Signals for Holiday Shoppers

To keep shoppers and traffic moving during the busiest shopping days of the year, the Virginia Department of Transportation has once again implemented its special holiday signal timing plan for over a dozen Northern Virginia shopping malls.

The timing plans are in effect now and will continue through New Year’s Day.

“VDOT developed a customized signal timing plan for 165 signals in the vicinity of 13 major shopping centers throughout Northern Virginia,” said Mark Hagan, manager of VDOT’s Smart Traffic Signal System. “The holiday timing plans are designed to safely move vehicles entering and exiting the shopping malls while at the same time maintaining traffic flow on major roads.”

Since 1999, VDOT has assisted 13 shopping malls by retiming signals during the holidays.

Shopping Malls
1 Tysons Corner Center 44
2 Tysons Galleria
3 Tysons Square Center
4 Reston Town Center 26
5 Fair Lakes Shopping Center
6 Fair Oaks Mall
7 Potomac Mills Mall 32
8 Manassas Mall 22
9 Shopping Centers on Route 234
10 Springfield Mall 29
11 Cascades Town Center 12
12 Potomac Run Center
13 Dulles Town Center
Total Number of Signals 165

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