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Repaving and restriping changes are proposed in the Burke and West Springfield areas as part of the 2021 repaving program. (Shutterstock)
WEST SPRINGFIELD, VA A number of road configuration changes in the Burke and West Springfield areas are proposed as part of the 2021 Paving and Restriping Program by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
VDOT repaves hundreds of roads in Fairfax County each year. This program is done in collaboration with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation to implement parts of the county s comprehensive plan to improve traffic safety for different road users. Improvements added during repaving can include bike lanes, parking lanes, crosswalks and more. Paving work is expected to begin in April and finish in November.
UpdatedFri, Mar 12, 2021 at 1:06 pm ET
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Transportation officials propose the addition of bike lanes on portions of roads. (Shutterstock)
RESTON, VA A number of road configuration changes in the Reston area are proposed as part of the 2021 Paving and Restriping Program by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
VDOT repaves hundreds of roads in Fairfax County each year. This program is done in collaboration with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation to implement parts of the county s comprehensive plan to improve traffic safety for different road users. Improvements added during repaving can include bike lanes, parking lanes, crosswalks and more. Paving work is expected to begin in April and finish in November.
New bike lanes are planned at Monroe Street and on Sunset Hills Road.
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation and the Virginia Department of Transportation plans to add an eastbound bike lane on Monroe Street from Sunrise Valley Drive to the bridge and multiple bike lanes on Sunset Hills Road from Samuel Morse Drive to Business Center Drive.
A public meeting on the proposed project is set for Tuesday, April 6 at 7 p.m.The meeting will take place online via Webex. Registration is required to attend.
Here’s more from the county on the planned projects.
As part of its annual maintenance, VDOT repaves hundreds of roads in Fairfax County each year. FCDOT and VDOT collaborate during the repaving and restriping process to efficiently implement the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan that seeks to improve traffic safety and provide transportation options to people around the County.
Local closures are in effect today as snow continues to fall in the Reston area today. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through early Friday morning, with
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Route 28 temporary shoulder widening, south of Compton Road to south of Route 29. (Fairfax County Department of Transportation map)
Construction preparations began Feb. 15 in Fairfax County, Va., to widen Virginia Route 28 from near the Prince William County line to the interchange at U.S. Highway 29 in Centreville.
The 2½-mi. stretch of state road, west of Washington, D.C., will be widened from four to six lanes between the bridge over Bull Run, located just south of Compton Road, up to U.S. 29, shortly before the entrances to Interstate 66.
The
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) authorized the award of the Route 28 Widening Project contract on May 12, 2020, to