VDOT News - Northern Virginia

MERRIFIELD – The Virginia Department of Transportation and Fairfax County celebrated today the new continuous shared-use path along northbound Route 29 between Vaden Drive and Nutley Street (Route 243).

Construction on the Route 29 Northbound Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Project began in November 2022. The project constructed missing segments of the shared-use path along the roughly one-third of a mile stretch of northbound Route 29, improving bicyclist and pedestrian access to the nearby Vienna Metro station and connecting to trails including in Towers Park.

To accommodate the new shared-use path, the Route 29 box culvert over a tributary of Accotink Creek just west of Nutley Street was extended.

“VDOT is proud to provide this key trail connection for bicyclists and pedestrians,” said Bill Cuttler, P.E., VDOT's Northern Virginia Deputy District Engineer. “We are committed to improving transportation options in northern Virginia.”

The $3.8 million project is financed with Fairfax County funding and by part of the concession fee provided under the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project Comprehensive Agreement. The construction contractor is Ardent Company, LLC of McLean.

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