The intersection of Ordway, Compton and Old Centreville roads is a particularly important part of the Route 28 widening project.
The traffic becomes quite slow during the rush hours at route 28 in Centreville. But the things will be considerably improved until 2023 because of a multimillion-dollar widening project. Route 28 in Centreville is planned to be widened from four lanes to six lanes. The widening will take place from the bridge over Bull Run to the interchange at Route 29 at Prince William/Fairfax County line. The project will also provide additional lanes on side streets in order to make the traffic flow better.
The project will also help in the improvement of intersection operations, upgrading existing traffic signals and improving bicycle and pedestrian crossings. Moreover, new, 10-foot-wide, shared-use paths will be created on both sides of Route 28.
Todd Minnix with FCDOT discusses the road-widening project
According to www.connectionnewspapers.com, "LOCAL RESIDENTS learned more about the proposed plans during a recent, public-information meeting at Centre Ridge Elementary. More than 100 people attended, including Supervisor Kathy Smith (D-Sully), Fairfax County Planning Commissioner Jim Hart, West Fairfax County Citizens Assn. (WFCCA) Land-Use Committee Chairman John Litzenberger, Del. Danica Roem (D-13), and county transportation staff. “This Fairfax County project is being done in cooperation with VDOT and the NVTA [Northern Virginia Transportation Authority],” said Todd Minnix, chief of the Transportation Design Division of Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT). “And we’re doing design-build to speed up the process.”
Design-Build provides for more-rapid progress by combining and overlapping the design, right-of-way, utility and construction phases. As a result, many of the tasks are done concurrently, rather than one after another."
Five firms submitted their statements of qualification on May 24 to be the design-builder. These proposals are now being evaluated by FCDOT and by July 14, it will narrow down to three finalists.
Maryam N. is a Senior Writer at Nesbitt Realty. She is an expert on Fairfax County. Maryam has also worked previously as a geologist. She is a foodie and enjoys cooking and exploring new restaurants.
