VDOT News - Northern Virginia

FAIRFAX – The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a fourth public information meeting Wednesday, Nov. 6 on plans for improvements to about three miles of the Fairfax County Parkway (Route 286), including widening the road from four to six lanes between Route 29 (Lee Highway) and Route 123 (Ox Road).

The proposed project design also includes:

• Building an interchange at Popes Head Road and the future Shirley Gate Road extension
• Improving the existing trail in the Fairfax County Parkway right of way
• Adding new shared-use path to make the trail continuous within the project limits

Stop by between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School, 5035 Sideburn Road, Fairfax, VA 22032 to view displays and learn more about the project and preliminary design. VDOT will hold a presentation beginning at 7 p.m. Project staff will be available to answer your questions.

The project is being financed with federal, state and local funds, including Smart Scale and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funding. 

Comments may be provided at the meeting or sent to VDOT by Nov. 18, 2019. E-mail or mail comments to Mr. Sitaram Kodali, P.E., Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.

View the project page for more details.

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