Recently Completed: Route 29 Northbound Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements in Fairfax County

Please note: This project was completed in November 2023.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in November 2023.

We and @fairfaxcounty celebrated bike/ped improvements along Rt 29 in #Merrifield today! The new shared-use path along NB Rt 29 from Vaden Dr to Nutley St links to other trails and improves bike/ped access to the Vienna Metro station. #multimodal

More: https://t.co/3vWgljRpRM pic.twitter.com/L0j7bZ62WL

— VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) November 3, 2023

This project constructed missing segments of the shared-use path along northbound Route 29 (Lee Highway) between Vaden Drive and Nutley Street (Route 243).

The project also extended the Route 29 culvert over a tributary of Accotink Creek just west of Nutley Street to accommodate the shared-use path.

Estimated Costs
Preliminary Engineering - $1.2 million
Right of Way Acquisition and Utility Relocation - $1.2 million
Construction - $1.4 million
Total - $3.8 million

This project was financed with local funding and part of the concession fee provided under the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project Comprehensive Agreement.

#Merrifield area bicyclists & pedestrians - enjoy your new shared-use path along NB Rt 29 from Vaden Dr to Nutley St! This project constructed missing path segments and extended a culvert to carry the new path over an Accotink Creek tributary. ����

More: https://t.co/YXq3jlHWhL pic.twitter.com/PeK2t2vq6c

— VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) October 6, 2023

Benefits 

The project aims to improve safety and bicyclist and pedestrian access including to the Vienna Metro station and Towers Park.

Major Milestones 

Public Information Meeting - March 2019
First Notice of Willingness to Hold a Public Hearing - May 2019
Second Notice of Willingness to Hold a Public Hearing - June 2019
Notice of de minimis Impact on Towers Park - January 2021
Begin Right of Way Acquisition - September 2021
Advertise for Construction - July 2022
Award Construction Contract - September 2022
Begin Construction - November 2022
Shared-Use Path Open to Bicyclists and Pedestrians - October 2023
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony - November 2023
Final Completion - November 2023