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Project at a Glance

Begin Date
March 2013

Est Completion Date
July 2015

Cost
$63 million total

Lengths and Limits
Fair Lakes Blvd. to Rt. 50 (Approx. 2 miles)

Contractor
Fort Myer Construction Corporation

Locality
Fairfax

District
Northern Virginia

Contact

Chan Basnayake, PE, PMP
703-259-2232

Oscar Jamilla, DPE, PMP
703-259-2769

About the Project

This project will widen Stringfellow Road to four lanes, separated by a 16-foot concrete median, between Fair Lakes Boulevard and Route 50.

The first phase of the project began in October 2010 and focused on moving major utilities. VDOT will complete all utility relocations this spring.

Stringfellow Road will be widened from two lanes to four lanes, separated by a 16-foot concrete median. The project also includes:  

• a five- to six-foot-wide sidewalk on the west side of Stringfellow Road and a 10-foot wide path on the east side
  wide curb lanes to accommodate bicyclists
• a new bridge over Rocky Run
• drainage improvements
• landscaping
• adding a left-turn lane northbound to Route 50, and
• modifying the southbound approach to Route 50 to improve traffic flow.

This section of Stringfellow Road connects two major roads, Route 50 and Route 29, and sees severe congestion in both directions during peak periods. This project will increase capacity on this section of road needed due to extensive growth in the corridor and resulting increases in traffic.

Stringfellow Road carries about 23,000 vehicles per day, and is expected to increase to 33,000 in 2034.

Traffic Impacts

During construction motorists can expect one of two lanes to be closed overnight as follows:

• 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights
• 10 p.m. to 9 a.m., Fridays and Saturdays
• 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday nights

Drivers can also expect occasional daytime lane closures.

Starting in mid-April and expected to last about eight weeks, the contractor will place pavement markings and install temporary concrete barriers at night. Drivers should expect alternating one-way traffic and temporary stoppages along Stringfellow Road, starting at Route 50 and moving south. Drivers are asked to be aware of new traffic patterns after each closure as traffic is shifted away from the active construction areas.

During the first year of construction, crews will build a northbound detour road parallel to Stringfellow Road between Melville Lane and Point Pleasant Drive. Crews will also construct the first section of a new bridge over Big Rocky Run, and build the ultimate southbound lanes of Stringfellow Road..

A temporary pedestrian bridge is in place over Big Rocky Run on the east side near Greenbrier Park due to utility relocation. Pedestrians should cross to the west side to use the shared-use path while Colonial Pipeline works in this area.
 

Click below for a complete view of a typical section of Stringfellow Road once the widening is complete.

Resources

"Pardon our Dust" meeting presentation and question-and-answer summary (April 3, 2013)

UPC: 60864  State Project: 0645-029-384,P101, R201,C501,B601, D601