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Chain Bridge Road/Eaton Place Intersection

The Chain Bridge Road/Eaton Place Intersection Improvements is a City of Fairfax transportation project focused on safety and/or operational enhancements at this intersection. 6 separate matters touch this place; each has its own status.

in progress

The Chain Bridge Road/Eaton Place Intersection Improvements is an active transportation infrastructure project in the City aimed at improving the intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place. The project was first surfaced publicly in a City Council work session on October 8, 2024, where a presentation and update were provided but no formal action was taken.

  • Feb 18, 2025City Council · item 4d
    Discussion on the Chain Bridge Road/Eaton Place Intersection Improvements

    The Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place intersection is the subject of planned improvements discussed by Council.

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  • Mar 25, 2025City Council · item 7a
    Public hearing on the Chain Bridge Road/Eaton Place Intersection Improvements Project

    The intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place is the subject of planned improvements currently at the intermediate design/public hearing stage.

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in progress
Private Development · Approved

Highlands at Mantua

approved

Highlands at Mantua is a redevelopment proposal by RJL Associates, Inc. to replace approximately 21,566 sq ft of existing office space with 14 front-loaded townhomes on a 2.12-acre site at 9495 Silver King Court. The project drew early public opposition from the neighboring Pickett's Reserve HOA, which raised concerns about lot size, building heights, buffers, and tree removal at the February 10, 2025 Planning Commission meeting.

Private Development · Under Review

Courthouse Plaza

in progress

Courthouse Plaza (10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard) is a shopping center redevelopment project in the CR Commercial Retail/Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District, proposed by Combined Courthouse, LLC. The project has proceeded through two distinct application cycles.

denied

The George Snyder Trail was a planned off-street shared-use path project (VDOT UPC 112816) intended to improve multimodal connectivity along Fairfax Boulevard in the City of Fairfax. The project drew sustained and significant public opposition throughout its consideration.

in progress

The INOVA site demolition project involves the removal of an unused portion of the INOVA site within the city. The project has been noted as actively moving forward on at least two occasions in 2025 — first at the March 24, 2025 Planning Commission meeting and again at the May 12, 2025 Planning Commission meeting — suggesting steady progress.

In full

The project was first discussed by City Council at a Special Meeting/Work Session on February 18, 2025, where no formal action was taken. A public hearing was subsequently scheduled for March 25, 2025, as noted in a Planning Commission staff report on March 24, 2025. That public hearing was held on March 25, 2025, with Transportation Director Wendy Sanford presenting the staff report; multiple residents spoke both in support and in opposition, and no Council action was taken.

As of March 25, 2025, the project is at the intermediate design/public hearing stage, prior to right-of-way acquisition.