Under Construction

Note: Construction is underway.

About the Project

This project, in cooperation with Arlington County, will 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 will 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 will be 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" will also be 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.

Schedule
Award Construction Contract - March 2018
Begin Construction - May 2018
Estimated 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.