VA: VA 209 is once again signed!... sort of

[dave1693]

So, the realignment/reconstruction of VA 209 (Innovation Avenue) was finally completed in January or February of 2017. Due to a combination of medical and automotive issues, I was unable to travel the new route until this past week.

Lo and behold, there is one single solitary VA 209 sign on the new routing! It's at the eastern terminus of the highway at SR 605. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first VA 209 sign ever to appear in Fairfax County.

The catch: it's a Little White Rectangle sign.

I traveled the route at night so was unable to take a picture. I do note that on the western end, NONE of the signs on VA 28 make any mention of the route number: all those signs say is "Innovation Avenue".

[froggie]

Little white rectangles also existed for VA 209 several years ago.  This isn't the first time.

I'll leave it to Mike as to whether this is enough to warrant inclusion.  My personal opinion is "no".

[mapmikey]

To this point we have not included any state routes that are posted solely in rectangles:

VA 209, VA 335, VA 342, VA 345, VA 355, VA 375, VA 388, VA 389  probably forgetting another one or two...

[dave1693]

Oh, I well remember the little white rectangle 209 sign at the light with VA 28 back before the long reconstruction started. That was in Loudoun County. The current LWR sign is the first 209 sign (of any type) in *Fairfax* County.

I've no strong opinion either way as to including the highway in the TM list. But I was amused enough at the sign being posted (the first time the route's been signed at all in over five years) that I thought it deser ed a mention, if only in passing.

[michih]

To this point we have not included any state routes that are posted solely in rectangles:

To this point. But is there a chance that we wanna add them in the foreseeable future? If not, I think we should close the thread.

[mapmikey]

To this point we have not included any state routes that are posted solely in rectangles:

To this point. But is there a chance that we wanna add them in the foreseeable future? If not, I think we should close the thread.

I'd add these right now if there was enough consensus to do so.  I had not up to this point because there seemed to be some opposition to doing so...

[Markkos1992]

I think if there were shields on VA 28 then I would definitely be in favor of it.  As-is I think we should pass especially if it is only one shield.

[froggie]

My opinion is the same as last year....not enough to warrant inclusion.

[dave1693]

I think if there were shields on VA 28 then I would definitely be in favor of it.  As-is I think we should pass especially if it is only one shield.

Had there been any indication of the route number at all on VA 28, I'd have argued vehemently for its inclusion. But nope, there's just the two little white rectangles on the same signpost.