In Design
Dulles Connector Sound Walls |
| From Route 123 to I-66 in Fairfax County |
Project at a Glance
Construction - Spring 2013
Est Completion Date
June 2014
Cost
$35 million
Lengths and Limits
From 0.20 miles east of Route 123 to 0.10 mile west of I-66
Locality
Fairfax
Contact
John Muse
District Environmental Manager
703-259-1215
About the Project
This project would construct sound walls as required by the General Assembly's 2010 Budget Amendment. HB 30, line 436 G states, "pursuant to the provisions of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, in conjunction with the construction of rail mass transit in the right of way of the Dulles Access/Toll Road Connector (DATRC), sound walls shall be constructed along residential properties from the beginning of the DATRC to Interstate Route 66 with funding from the Commonwealth Transportation Fund.
Environmental Review
In compliance with Virginia Code 10.1-1188 for state funded construction projects, an environmental review determined the project will not have significant impacts to the environment.
Right of Way
The construction of the sound walls will be within existing right of way. Should easements be needed as the project is developd, affected property owners will be informed of the exact location of the easements needed during the right of way acquisition process and prior to construction.
More Information (PDF)
- Project presentation (1.2 MB)
Fundamentals of traffic noise and results
- Location map (1 MB)
- Project brochure (Dec. 14, 2011) (208 KB)
- Conceptual plans display boards: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
- Noise thermometer
