The project extends on a section of the Arlington Boulevard Trail from the vicinity of the N Rhodes Street overpass along a realignment of Fairfax Drive at N Pierce Street, terminating at the intersection of Fairfax Drive and N Fort Myer Drive.
General Scope
Improvements may include replacement of the existing trail with a 10-foot wide two-way, multi-use asphalt trail, with features such as directional striping, ornamental plantings, and safety fixtures such as bollards, security railings/fence elements, and/or guard rails.
Project Goals
This capital project is the result of gradual planning work since 2016 in response to site-plan development applications that began in 2023. As nearby site-plan projects are now in active negotiation, the project team is able to establish the scope of this capital project.
Planning guidance from this project comes from the following County Board-adopted plans and policies:
Master Transportation Plan (MTP)
Vision Zero
High Injury Network: Arlington Boulevard and Fairfax Drive are both part of Arlington County’s High Injury Network (2022). These corridors experience high concentrations of critical crashes compared to other corridors in Arlington.
Below are some existing conditions present along the project corridor, along with highlights of some things that may constrain the project as we work to improve safety for all road users.
Existing Conditions
Existing Constraints
Public engagement will occur in two primary phases – in the preliminary design phase to inform the initial concept designs, and during the concept design phase, to gather feedback on the initial concept designs.
Level of Engagement: Consult
This input will be considered when refining project goals and developing concept options.
Input gathered will be considered when refining the development of a final concept.
Level of Engagement: Communicate
This project is locally funded through the Transportation Capital Fund (Commercial & Industrial).
This image provided by Google Maps shows the Trail's proximity to the roadway
The Arlington Boulevard Trail is a Primary Bicycling Corridor. This image is provided by Google Maps.
This image provided by Google Maps shows the orientation of vehicle travel lanes.
This image provided by Google Maps shows the pedestrian bridge on the trail that cannot be altered.
Project Manager
Mark Dennis
703-228-3916
Media Inquiries
Claudia Pors
703-228-0745