Under Construction
Lynn Street Esplanade and Custis Trail Improvements
Bicycle and pedestrian improvements in Arlington County
May 2018
Est Completion Date
Spring 2020
Phase
Under Construction
Cost
$9.3 million
Lengths and Limits
N Lynn St from NB Lee Hwy to SB Lee Hwy
SB Lee Hwy from N Lynn St to N Oak St
Contractor
Ardent Company
Locality
Arlington
District
Northern Virginia
Contact
Donald Angerman, CCM
Construction
Yusaf Masud, P.E.
Construction
About the Project
This project, in cooperation with Arlington County, aims to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, as well as provide additional traffic management and street beautification in Rosslyn.
The improvements are along North Lynn Street (Route 29) between northbound Lee Highway (Route 29) and southbound Lee Highway (Route 29), and along southbound Lee Highway from North Lynn Street to North Oak Street.
North Lynn Street improvements include:
- Wider sidewalks in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Improved curb ramps
- Upgraded traffic signals
- A new bike lane
- Decorative lighting
- Landscaping
Along southbound Lee Highway, the multi-use Martha Custis Trail is being widened to 16 feet and shifted away from the travel lanes. The top photo in the below collage shows the highway and trail pre-construction; the bottom photo shows a rendering of the widened trail.
The project also includes improvements to the intersections of:
- Northbound Lee Highway and North Lynn Street
- Southbound Lee Highway and North Lynn Street
- Southbound Lee Highway and Fort Myer Drive
- Southbound Lee Highway and North Nash Street
- Southbound Lee Highway and North Oak Street
Arlington's public art installation "Corridor of Light" is also being incorporated, with prominent elements at each of the four corners of the North Lynn Street bridge over I-66.
Ardent Company, LLC of McLean is the contractor for the $9.3 million project. This project is being financed with state and county funding, including Revenue Sharing funds.
Within the project limits, southbound Lee Highway averages 5,900 vehicles a day and North Lynn Street averages 15,000.
Schedule
Award Construction Contract - March 2018
Begin Construction - May 2018
Final Completion - Spring 2020
Project Numbers
State: 0029-000-859, C501, B605
UPC: 109813
Traffic Impacts
For crews to complete the work, drivers can expect daytime and nighttime lane closures on southbound Lee Highway and North Lynn Street, on the following weekly schedule:
- Mondays through Thursdays: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Monday nights through Thursday nights: 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Fridays: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Friday nights: 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
- Saturday nights: 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
- Sunday nights: 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Bicyclists and pedestrians on the Custis Trail along southbound Lee Highway between North Lynn Street and North Oak Street can expect detours onto temporary paths around the work zone. Signs will notify bicyclists and pedestrians during these temporary configurations.
Pedestrians can also expect temorary closures of the sidewalks along North Lynn Street between northbound Lee Highway and southbound Lee Highway. When one sidewalk is closed, pedestrians will be detoured to the sidewalk along the opposite side of the street.
