The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) will hold a virtual design public meeting on the Shirley Gate Road Extension project on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. The project seeks to improve travel time from the Fairfax County Parkway to Shirley Gate Road, and improve bicycle and pedestrian connections to Patriot Park East. To […]
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) is conducting a feasibility study of enhanced public transportation services between the Franconia-Springfield Metro station in Fairfax County and the Quantico Marine Base in Prince William County. Enhanced transit could include options such as additional express bus services, increased VRE commuter rail expansion, Bus Rapid Transit […]
Help Develop a Roadmap for Better Walkways, Bikeways and Trails in Fairfax County For Immediate Release August 31, 2021 Guiding the Future: Developing a Vision and Goals for Active Transportation in Fairfax County The ActiveFairfax Transportation Plan introduces a framework for advancing active transportation that includes an overarching vision statement, goals and objectives that are rooted in the public […]
*NVTA-funded project Add to Calendar Download iCalendar file Add to Google Calendar Please join the Transit Capital Projects team for an informational presentation on the design and implementation schedule for the first phase of the Transitway Extension to Pentagon City. Join the Meeting To join by phone: Call-in number: 1 (347) 973-6905 Conference ID: 689 […]
Live chat with the NVTA team Thursdays between 1:00-3:00 through September 16th The NVTA team is available to chat live with the public between 1:00 and 3:00 pm every Thursday through September 16th. Simply click on the chat bubble at the bottom right side of the screen during the dates and times below, and you’ll […]
*Potomac Yard Metro - NVTA Funded Project* Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic emergency, the August 23, 2021 meeting of the Potomac Yard Metro Implementation Work Group (PYMIG) is being held electronically pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3708.2(A)(3), the Continuity of Government ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 20, 2020 to undertake essential business. […]
*NVTA-funded project - $16M Overview This portion of the Shellhorn Road extension project will extend Shellhorn Road from Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) property northern boundary to and connect with the Sterling Blvd. extension. The project will realign some existing roads near the Loudoun Gateway Silver Line Station. These include Lockridge Road, Moran Road and […]
**NVTA-funded project - $76,230,000 Overview This project provides for the design, right of way (ROW) acquisition and construction of a new segment of Prentice Drive (Route 1071) in Ashburn, VA from Lockridge Road (Route 789) to Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607). The roadway will be a four-lane urban major collector with turn lanes, in-road bike […]
Don’t miss out on the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance's July Policymaker Series Webinar, "Intersection of Smart Tech and Transportation," on Wednesday, July 21 at 9:00 a.m. Hear firsthand from Senator Dave Marsden, Chairman of the Virginia Senate Transportation Committee, Monica Backmon, Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, and Brad Stertz, Co-Founder of Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) and Director of […]
*NVTA-Funded Project COMMUNITY Arlington County, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), is exploring the possibility of providing a multimodal connection between Crystal City and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. This connection could meet the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, and those using micromobility devices, while providing connections between the airport, the relocated Virginia […]
*NVTA-Funded Project* Arlington County, in coordination with Metro, is proposing a second entrance to the Crystal City Metrorail Station. The station is one of the more highly used stations in Arlington County, and the proposed second entrance would provide additional capacity to accommodate more riders as the region continues to grow. The proposed second entrance […]
Route 7 Corridor Study between Route 28 and the Fairfax County Line Welcome to Loudoun County’s Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure’s (DTCI) public input meeting site. Overview This draft corridor study examined existing and projected future conditions along Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, between the Route 28 interchange and Dranesville Road (Route 228) […]