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January21,2015

Ms.HelenL.Cuervo,P.E.

NorthernVirginiaTransportationDistrict

VirginiaDepartmentofTransportation

4975AllianceDrive

Fairfax,

VA

22030

Re:RoadConditionson

DearMs.Cuervo:

AsIamsureyouareaware,theweathersituationonJanuary20,2

completely

unacceptable

traffic

conditions.

Lastnight,Ireceivednumerousphonecalls,textmessages,emails,

messagesfromconstituentswhosecommuteswentfromthirtyminutesto

constituentcalledmewhenshefinallygothomeat1:00a.m.afterspendin

1betweenBeaconHillandHyblaValley. Thisexperienceraisesseriousco

Departmentsreadinessandresponsiveness.

WhileIunderstandthattheweatherwasasurprise,afterspeaking

CountyPolicelastnight,itwasapparentthattheDepartmentwasrepeate

dangerous

road

conditions

on

U.S.

1

in

Hybla

Valley,

police

were

required

trafficforhoursduetothedangerousconditions,butotherroadsseemto

prioritized.

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Therefore,pleasegetbacktomeregardingthefollowing:

(1)

When

did

the

Department

become

aware

that

a

major

traffoccurringandwhywasitnotawaresooner?

(2) WhywastheDepartmentunabletotreatanypartofU.S.1

on

January

21,

2015?

(3) WhatistheDepartmentsprocessforprioritizingroadsinth

NorthernVirginia?

(4) WhywastheDepartmentunabletorespondtotheFairfaxC

request

for

emergency

assistance

in

light

of

the

dangerous

Thankyouinadvanceforyourresponseandpleaseletmeknowif

furtherinformation.

VeryTrulyYours,

SenatorScottA.Surovell

36thDistrict

cc: DelegatePaulKrizek

ChairmanSharonBulova

SupervisorDanStorck

Supervisor

Jeff

McKay

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