In Design: Rolling Road Widening - Phase 2 in Fairfax County

Please note: Utility relocation for Phase 2 is now occurring and scheduled to continue well into 2024.

Rolling Road Widening (Phase 2)

Phase 2 of this project will:

• Widen about a mile and a half of Rolling Road (Route 638) from two lanes to four with a raised median, shared-use path and sidewalk between Viola Street and Kenwood Avenue
• Construct a new traffic signal at Rolling Road and Greeley Boulevard
• Upgrade the traffic signal at Rolling Road and Barnack Drive
• Make access management and stormwater improvements

Within the Phase 2 limits, Rolling Road averages about 19,000 vehicles a day.

Rolling Road and Old Keene Mill Road Intersection Improvements (Phase 1)

Phase 1 (completed in November 2021) of this project:

• Added a second left-turn lane from northbound Rolling Road to westbound Old Keene Mill Road (Route 644)
• Added a dedicated right-turn lane from northbound Rolling Road to eastbound Old Keene Mill Road
• Striped four higher-visibility crosswalks
• Replaced pedestrian signals with ones that are Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant and accessible
• Upgraded the traffic signal to accommodate the new turn lanes
• Reconstructed the median along Rolling Road just south of Old Keene Mill Road

At the intersection, Rolling Road averages about 19,000 vehicles a day and Old Keene Mill Road averages about 28,000.

Estimated Costs

Preliminary Engineering: $8.5 million
Phase 1 Right of Way Acquisition and Utility Relocation: $902,000
Phase 2 Right of Way Acquisition and Utility Relocation: $22.4 million
Phase 1 Construction: $3.1 million
Phase 2 Construction: $43.5 million

Total: $78.4 million

Phase 2 is financed with federal, state (including Revenue Sharing), Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and local funding. Phase 1 was financed with state and local Revenue Sharing funding.

Benefits 

Phase 2 aims to improve safety, traffic flow and bicyclist/pedestrian mobility and accessibility. Phase 1 aimed to improve safety, traffic flow and pedestrian accessibility.

Major Milestones 

Public Information Meeting - June 2016
Public Information Meeting - November 2017
Categorical Exclusion Reevaluation Document Available - February 2018
Design Public Hearing - February 2018
Begin Phase 1 Right of Way Acquisition - July 2019
Begin Phase 2 Right of Way Acquisition - February 2020
Advertise Phase 1 for Construction - October 2020
Award Phase 1 Construction Contract - December 2020
Begin Phase 1 Construction - February 2021
Phase 1 Intersection Improvements Open - October 2021
Phase 1 Final Completion - November 2021
Begin Phase 2 Utility Relocation - June 2022
Begin Phase 2 Construction - Late 2024