VDOT News - Northern Virginia

ARLINGTON – The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a virtual public information meeting Thursday, Aug. 24 on planned improvements along nearly a mile of Arlington Boulevard (Route 50) between Glebe Road (Route 120) and Fillmore Street (Route 6622) based on recommendations from the Route 50 Arlington STARS Study. Arlington Boulevard averages 58,000 vehicles a day within the project limits.

The improvements include:

• Constructing a raised median along Arlington Boulevard
• Adding eastbound and westbound dedicated left-turn lanes at Irving Street
• Upgrading the traffic signal at Irving Street
• Extending the eastbound and westbound left-turn lanes at Fillmore Street
• Upgrading the traffic signal at Fillmore Street
• Extending the eastbound service road to connect existing driveways between South Old Glebe Road and North Jackson Street
• Extending the westbound service road to connect existing driveways between North Irving Street and North Jackson Street
• Reconstructing portions of the shared-use paths on both sides of Arlington Boulevard

As part of the project, the following will be evaluated:

• Potential new lighting between Irving Street and Fillmore Street
• On-street parking between Garfield Street and Fenwick Street
• Potential bus stop improvements

Get Involved

In lieu of an in-person meeting, VDOT invites residents and travelers to learn more, participate in the virtual meeting and give feedback in the following ways through Sept. 14:  

• Attend the Aug. 24 online Register for the meeting or to participate without registering in listen-only mode, call 877-309-2071 (use access code 677-633-755). The project team will make a short presentation beginning at 7 p.m. and answer questions for about an hour after the presentation. In case an alternate date is needed, the meeting will be held Sept. 6.
• Provide comments via the online comment form or by email to meetingcomments@vdot.virginia.gov.
• Mail comments to Mr. Khalil Minhas, P.E., Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.

Meeting materials and the presentation will be available online at virginiadot.org/ArlingtonBlvd, including the recorded presentation after the meeting.

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