PROJECT UPDATE

• VDOT received Right-of-Way notice to proceed for Phase 1 in May 2024.
• Total take acquisitions, the properties where VDOT needed to acquire the entire property, have been completed in Phase 1 and Phase 2. Some already acquired properties have lease back agreements until the property owner or tenant can relocate, or if the property is needed for the project. Properties that have been acquired by VDOT and are vacant will be demolished as soon as possible. Six demolitions have already been completed with an additional eight anticipated.  
• VDOT’s right-of-way agents will be contacting impacted Phase 1 property owners to discuss necessary partial acquisitions, where only a portion of an existing property is needed for right-of-way or easements. This will be for Phase 1 only, as shown on the map below. Right-of-way acquisitions for Phase 2 are scheduled to begin later this year.
• A Guide for Property Owners and Tenants is available on VDOT’s website in English and in Spanish.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

This project will improve approximately three miles of Richmond Highway from Jeff Todd Way to Napper Road in Fairfax County. The proposed plan will widen the road from four to six lanes, provide separate cycle tracks and ADA accessible sidewalks on both sides of the road, and reserve the median width necessary to accommodate Fairfax County's future Bus Rapid Transit plans for dedicated bus-only lanes.

To learn more about Richmond Highway Corridor Improvements in Fairfax County, visit the

Virginia Department of Transportation project page here.