CIA HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89-00244R000400740030-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: May 13, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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May 13, 1983
Mr. Glen Urquhart
Chairman
National Capital Planning Commission
1.325 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20576
Re: CIA Headquarters Consolidation
Dear Mr. Urquhart:
The Clearview Manor Citizens Association has the
following preliminary comments with respect to the CIA
Headquarters Consolidation proposal and, in particular, its
potential impact on off-site roads. For your information,
Clearview Manor is the area directly across Route 123 from
the CIA. The area has approximately 110 homes and also
includes several undeveloped parcels of land.
We appreciate the opportunity to comment at this
time and would like a further opportunity to do so before
the proposal is finalized. We suggest that NCPC develop a
more definite proposal and then provide interested parties
an opportunity to review and comment upon it. We believe
that it is essential that any problems with off-site road
conditions he identified and corrected before additional
employees are transferred to CIA.
Our association held a general meeting on May 10 to
discuss the proposal. Although our review was limited by
the preliminary status of the project, we did identify
several potential areas of concern. We also identified some
deficiencies in the material available in the NCPC files.
For example, the traffic study upon which the plan
for off-site roads is to he based was conducted in the
summer of 1981. Even recognizing that this was "seasonally
adjusted", these are obviously the months with the least
volume of commuter and school traffic. Moreover, a study
done almost two years ago does not take into account the
substantial residential and commercial development which has
occurred in the Route 123 and Route 193 corridors. The pro-
jection that the opening of 1-66 will reduce traffic using
Route 123 is questionable. Insofar as the residents of
Clearview Manor can determine, no such reduction has
occurred. We also question the reliance upon car-pooling as
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a means of reducing the expected traffic from the additional
CIA employees. Based upon the criticism of HOV regulations
applicable to 1-95 and 1-66, there does not appear to be any
basis to expect that CIA employees will use car-pools to any
greater extent than the general population.
In short, we feel that more reliable off-site traf-
fic studies are required. Those studies must recognize and
deal with the reasonable concerns of residents in the area.
Our first and primary concern is traffic safety. As you
will note from the rudimentary project map, Merchant Lane
enters Route 123 very near the CIA entrance. This is the
primary road used by residents of Clearview Manor to gain
access to Route 123. Unfortunately, Route 123 curves just
before it reaches the entrance to Merchant Lane so that
entering cars have very little opportunity to see on-coming
traffic or to he seen by on-coming traffic. This dangerous
condition is aggravated by the fact that school buses also
use Merchant Lane in the morning. Any development which
could increase traffic flow or change traffic patterns will
have a potentially adverse impact on the safe use of
Merchant Lane. We urge that this factor he considered
before final action is taken.
We are concerned that any installation and
sequencing of new traffic lights take into account and con-
sider the impact of in-hound traffic passing Merchant Lane.
Especially during the morning rush hour, breaks in traffic
on Route 123 at Merchant Lane seem to be attributable to the
sequence of traffic lights in McLean. The possible
installatio,, of new traffic lights at Potomac School Road
and on Route 193 could disrupt this situation.
The increased traffic congestion, which will
increase noise and air pollution in direct proportion to the
number of additional vehicles commuting to CIA, will
directly affect the residents of Clearview Manor. We would
like to know how this problem will he resolved. In this
connection, we ask that you identify any environmental
impact statement which considers this problem.
Again, we request that NCP C schedule a meeting with
affected residents in the area to consider the above matters
as well as other concerns. Representatives of the Clearview
Manor Citizens Association are ready to meet with represen-
tatives of NCPC and other governmental units to discuss this
project and our suggestions for improvements.
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If you have any questions or additional infor-
mation, please contact me esen-
tative on Ht-r
McLean, Virginia
Cordially yours,
cc: Governor Charles S. Robb
Senator John Warner
Congressman Frank Wolf
Supervisor Nancy Falck
Mr. Harold Kinq
McLean, Virginia 22101
(734-9157)
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