Study Description
FCDOT is conducting a multimodal corridor study of Wiehle Avenue from Sunrise Valley Drive to the Washington and Old Dominion Trail. This study originated from a Follow-On Motion authorized by the Board of Supervisors in response to the approval of the Campus Commons zoning application (RZ/FDP 2017-HM-018 and PCA 79-C-023).
The objective of this study is to evaluate Wiehle Avenue’s multimodal operations since the opening of Phase II of Metrorail’s Silver Line and determine how to best transform this corridor from an auto-dominated suburban designed road to a multimodal urban designed street. This effort is expected to identify new and improved bicycle/pedestrian facilities and intersection treatments, as well as evaluate the potential reconfiguration of vehicular lanes and/or widths for current and future land use scenarios.

Public Meeting #3 Information
FCDOT presented a Revised Concept for the Wiehle Avenue Study at a final public meeting on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. The Revised Concept was developed from feedback at the November 2023 workshop and follow up public meeting in May 2024. The plan features two travel lanes in each direction with a 35 mph posted speed limit, a two-way cycletrack along the west side and a multilane roundabout at Sunrise Valley Drive. For further details, see "Alternate 2" in the presentation below.
Public comments were accepted through Nov. 27, 2024.
Public Meeting #2 Information
FCDOT held a public meeting May 23, 2024, to present three concepts developed from feedback gathered at its workshop last November. Concepts include lane reductions, wider sidewalks and landscaped buffers, dedicated bicycle facilities and roundabouts. Feedback from the presentation was collected via a survey that closed on July 1, 2024. Results will help inform a "Preferred Alternative" for the future of Wiehle Avenue.
Public Meeting #1 Information
FCDOT held a public workshop for the Wiehle Avenue Study on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston. John Carter, Hunter Mill representative to the Fairfax County Planning Commission, and Hunter Mill Supervisor Walter Alcorn welcomed attendees, and FCDOT facilitated ice breakers with the following questions:
- Where do you like to go in Reston and what mode of transportation do you use to get there?
- What would encourage you to walk or bike more around Reston?
- What does change look like to you?