The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)’s Northern Virginia Paving Program improves hundreds of miles of roads in Fairfax County every year. VDOT and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation use this program as an opportunity to increase driver, bicyclist and pedestrian safety with road and crosswalk improvements while minimizing the financial investment in restriping work. FCDOT was able to hold community meetings in half of the districts to update residents about proposed projects in each district; information for districts whose meetings were cancelled can be found on each district page (below). FCDOT will accept comments through Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
2020 Public Information Meeting Schedule
| District | Meeting Date | Time | Location | Comments Due |
| Braddock | Canceled | 6:30 p.m. | Braddock Hall (Braddock District Office) | April 14 |
| Dranesville (East) | Canceled | 7 p.m. | Colvin Run Elementary School | April 14 |
| Dranesville (West) | Canceled | 6:30 p.m. | Coates Elementary School | April 14 |
| Hunter Mill | February 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Terraset Elementary School, Reston | March 10 |
| Lee | Canceled | 6:30 p.m. | Twain Middle School | April 14 |
| Mason | March 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Mason Governmental Center | March 17 |
| Mount Vernon | March 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Mount Vernon Governmental Center | March 25 |
| Providence | Canceled | 6:30 p.m. | Luther Jackson Middle School | April 14 |
| Springfield | February 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Liberty Middle School, Clifton | March 11 |
| Sully | March 2 | 7 p.m. | Sully Governmental Center | March 16 |
Public Information Meetings; Submitting Feedback
The community is invited to provide striping-related feedback by attending a public meeting or by submitting comments online. The deadline for public comments will be two weeks after each district meeting is held, or in the case of cancelled meetings, April 14, 2020.
Comments on proposed striping modifications (e.g., bike lanes, turn lanes, crosswalks, new on-street parking areas, new centerline markings and/or sight distance issues due to parked vehicles) can be submitted electronically to FCDOT; forms will be available with a list of proposed striping projects for all districts prior to every public meeting.
Road maintenance-related comments (e.g., drainage issues, missing signage, signal repair, walkway repair and sight distance issues due to vegetation overgrowth) should be submitted through the myVDOT portal: https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/. Unfortunately, no additional roads can be added to the preliminary 2020 paving schedule at this point. If you would like to request road repairs, please follow the "I need a road repaired" link on the VDOT portal or call 1-800-FOR-ROAD (1-800-367-7623).
Information for Residents
- The paving will begin in the spring and conclude in November 2020. Exact work dates are available about ten days prior to work beginning, as contractors set schedules based on personnel and equipment availability.
- In subdivisions, "no parking" signs with precise date information will be posted at least three business days prior to work starting.
- Residents can expect work vehicles in their neighborhood during the project.
- Motorists are asked to be alert to temporary traffic patterns. Cars, basketball hoops or garbage cans may need to be temporarily relocated while work is under way.
- Work hours are usually limited to outside of rush hours. Crews typically work on neighborhood streets weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- On other roads such as interstates and some primaries, work may occur overnight.
Resources
For more information about bike infrastructure in Fairfax County, see the following resources:
- A Driver's Guide to Bike Lanes in Fairfax County (Brochure)
- Complete Streets: Getting Safely to Work, School, Shops and Play (Infographic)
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