Northfax East-West Roadway
in progressStatus set at City Council Meeting on Sep 9, 2025 · ▶ watch the moment
Project wiki — a maintained overview, meeting history, and recorded positions.
- Proposed
- Under reviewMay 13, 2025
- Decided
Summary
The Northfax East-West Roadway is a City of Falls Church capital project to construct a new east-west roadway connecting Chain Bridge Road/University Drive Extended to Cambridge Road (also described as University Drive Extended to Cambridge Road in the September transcript). The project has an estimated total cost of approximately $21 million, funded roughly half by NVTA 70% funds and half by VDOT Revenue Sharing funds. The project has twice been included in City Council-endorsed Revenue Sharing Funding applications to VDOT: first on May 13, 2025, when Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-25-09 endorsing submissions for three projects including the Northfax East-West Roadway; and again on September 9, 2025, when Council unanimously adopted an updated Resolution R-25-27 covering the same three projects with an application total of up to $10 million in Revenue Sharing funds. The Planning Commission was briefed on the May Council action at its June 23, 2025 regular meeting. The project remains in progress pending VDOT funding decisions.
Official city record
City Project
A new east-west roadway connecting University Drive at Point 50 to Chain Bridge Road will improve circulation for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists.
Open questions & options on the table
- VDOT's decision on the Revenue Sharing Funding application (R-25-27, submitted after September 9, 2025) has not yet been recorded.
- Full project timeline, design status, and construction schedule have not been detailed in the available record.
Full history
[8c] Council approved submission to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding; project involves construction of a new east-west roadway between Chain Bridge Road and University Drive Extension.
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[7] City Council endorsed the revenue sharing application at the May 13, 2025 meeting, as reported by staff.
[6i] 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
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