Dwight Avenue Improvements
The Dwight Avenue Improvements project is a capital infrastructure initiative involving intersection realignment at Sager/Roberts/Dwight Avenue and construction of new sidewalk, curb, and gutter on the north side of Dwight Avenue between Roberts Road and Orchard Drive. 3 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
Official city record
City Project
Intersection and sidewalk improvements on Dwight Avenue between Roberts Road and Orchard Drive will enhance pedestrian safety and stormwater management.
1st/2nd Street Sidewalks
The 1st/2nd Street Sidewalks project involves construction of three blocks of sidewalk, curb, and gutter along 1st and 2nd Streets between Hallman and Oak Streets. The project is being pursued through VDOT Revenue Sharing Funding, requiring City Council endorsement of funding applications to the state.
- Public Hearing: Endorsement of VDOT Transportation Alternatives and Revenue Sharing Funding Applications
Council approved submission to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding; project involves intersection realignment at Sager/Roberts/Dwight and new sidewalk, curb and gutter on the north side of Dwight Avenue between Roberts Road and Orchard Drive.
passedEndorsement of R-25-08 (Transportation Alternatives application for Norman Avenue Sidewalk Project) and adoption of R-25-09 (Revenue Sharing applications for three projects)✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson - Consideration of an updated resolution to endorse applications for Revenue Sharing Funding
Included in the updated Revenue Sharing Funding application submitted to VDOT per Resolution R-25-27.
passedAdopt updated resolution R-25-27 to approve the city's submission of three projects — 1st/2nd Street sidewalks, Dwight Avenue improvements, and Northfax East-West roadway — to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
Northfax East-West Roadway
The Northfax East-West Roadway is a City of Falls Church capital project to construct a new east-west roadway between Chain Bridge Road and University Drive Extension. The project has been advanced through two rounds of VDOT Revenue Sharing Funding applications.
- Public Hearing: Endorsement of VDOT Transportation Alternatives and Revenue Sharing Funding Applications
Council approved submission to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding; project involves intersection realignment at Sager/Roberts/Dwight and new sidewalk, curb and gutter on the north side of Dwight Avenue between Roberts Road and Orchard Drive.
passedEndorsement of R-25-08 (Transportation Alternatives application for Norman Avenue Sidewalk Project) and adoption of R-25-09 (Revenue Sharing applications for three projects)✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson - Consideration of an updated resolution to endorse applications for Revenue Sharing Funding
Included in the updated Revenue Sharing Funding application submitted to VDOT per Resolution R-25-27.
passedAdopt updated resolution R-25-27 to approve the city's submission of three projects — 1st/2nd Street sidewalks, Dwight Avenue improvements, and Northfax East-West roadway — to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
The Norman Avenue Sidewalk Feasibility Study is a city-initiated project to evaluate the feasibility of constructing a sidewalk along Norman Avenue. As of February 18, 2025, the City was in the early stages of the study, with consultant Megan Waring of Kimley-Horn assisting Transportation Director Wendy Sanford.
- Public Hearing: Endorsement of VDOT Transportation Alternatives and Revenue Sharing Funding Applications
Council approved submission to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding; project involves intersection realignment at Sager/Roberts/Dwight and new sidewalk, curb and gutter on the north side of Dwight Avenue between Roberts Road and Orchard Drive.
passedEndorsement of R-25-08 (Transportation Alternatives application for Norman Avenue Sidewalk Project) and adoption of R-25-09 (Revenue Sharing applications for three projects)✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
In full
The project was identified as early as December 2024 as a new capital improvement program project representing a new facility or substantial improvement. On May 13, 2025, City Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-25-09, endorsing submission of the project—alongside 1st/2nd Street Sidewalks and the Northfax East-West Roadway—to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding. On September 9, 2025, Council unanimously adopted an updated resolution (R-25-27), reaffirming the submission of the same three projects to VDOT with an updated application total of up to $10 million.
The item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion before being approved.