Transportation Alert:
(Update March 14, 2023) The Wiehle Avenue at W&OD Trail is now in the construction phase and is expected to be completed by early Summer of 2024. The contract for the trail improvements was awarded to Allan Myers VA, Incorporated. Additionally, the adjacent properties were notified of the upcoming trail construction. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 9, 2023.
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A transportation management plan will be implemented to maintain uninterrupted pedestrian, bike and vehicular traffic during the construction. The plan includes the following:
For more information, please contact Sonia Shahnaj, Project Manager, Fairfax County Department of Transportation, by email at Sonia.Shahnaj@fairfaxcounty.gov or by calling 703-877-5600.
(Updated May 10, 2022) The relocation of utilities for Wiehle Avenue at W&OD trail project is moving forward as planned. Dominion Energy Virginia (DEV) completed the relocation of their overhead transmission facilities in August 2021. Adjustment of other utility facilities is necessary to accommodate the proposed trail improvements and pedestrian bridge construction over Wiehle Avenue. The relocation of AT&T's line, one of the nine utility facilities to be relocated, was completed on March 21. The relocation date(s) of the remaining utilities will start May 16, 2022.
Throughout the relocation of utility facilities for the trail project, the W&OD Trail will be relocated, and pedestrians will need to use the adjacent paved or gravel trails. The W&OD Trail, within the limits of relocation area, will be detoured during this work. Work areas include the following:
To maintain an uninterrupted pedestrian and bike traffic during the utility relocation:
For more information, please contact Sonia Shahnaj, Project Manager, Fairfax County Department of Transportation, by email at Sonia.Shahnaj@fairfaxcounty.gov or by calling 703-877-5600.
The relocation of utilities is expected to be completed by July 2022. The construction of the trail project is scheduled to begin in Fall 2022.
(FCDOT) held a design public hearing on Thursday, March 17, 2016, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Reston Community Center at Hunter Woods. Public comments were accepted through March 27, 2016.
A new pedestrian bridge is being planned to improve vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian access near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station as noted in Reston Metrorail Access Group’s (RMAG) plan.The bridge will be located on the W&OD Trail and extend over Wiehle Avenue replacing the existing at-grade crossing. The new bridge will accommodate both the gravel path and asphalt W&OD Trail at this location. Minor roadway, sidewalk and median modifications will be made to Wiehle Avenue at this location to accommodate the bridge. Several utility relocations will be required for the project site along with the installation of drainage and stormwater management features.
FCDOT ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need this information in an alternate format, contact FCDOT at 703-877-5600, TTY 711.