VDOT announces repaving plans

During its annual road paving program for Fairfax County, the Virginia Department of Transportation plans to repave several roads in the Annandale/Mason District area, including the following:

• Annandale Road between Little River Turnpike and Wayne Drive, Annandale.
• The beltway between Braddock Road and I-395.
• Birch Lane, Lincolnia.
• Blundell Circle, Falls Church.
• Brush Drive, Falls Church.
• Chatelain Road, Annandale.
• Edsall Road between Shawnee Road and I-395, Lincolnia.
• Gary Court, Falls Church.
• Grenstead Street, Falls Church.
• Hockett Street, Falls Church.
• John Marr Drive between Columbia Pike and Backlick Road.
• Headrow Lane, Falls Church.
• Hickory Court, Falls Church.
• Hill Drive/Statecrest Drive, Annandale.
• Holly Berry Court, Free Hollow Drive, and Pathway Court in the Holmes Run Acres neighborhood.
• Ivy Crest Place, Annandale.
• Kenfig Place between Locker Street and Wayne Road, Falls Church.
• Pine Road between Birch Lane and Braddock Road, Lincolnia.
• Sheffield Court, Falls Church.
• Spring Valley Road between Birch Lane and Braddock Road, Lincolnia.
• Tunlaw Street, Lincolnia.

The paving will begin this spring and conclude in November 2025. Exact work dates will be available approximately 10 days before the work starts. In subdivisions, “no parking” signs with precise date information will be posted at least three business in advance.

Crews typically work on neighborhood streets on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Residents might need to move cars, basketball hoops, and garbage cans during repaving.

Related story: A ‘road diet’ would make Annandale Road safer

VDOT collaborates with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation to improve traffic safety as part of the repaving effort, such as new crosswalk markings and bike lanes. This year, however, no new improvements are scheduled for Annandale/Mason District.

FCDOT has previously proposed a “road diet” along Annandale Road between Little River Turnpike and Gallows Road. The project called for reducing the number of travel lanes from four to three to make room for bike lanes and a center turn lane. VDOT approved the road diet between Markham Street and Galanis Drive.

FCDOT might extend the road diet to other intersections in the future if funding is available. The results of a survey on the project are available here.

Another road diet was previously proposed for John Marr Drive between Columbia Pike and Backlick Road. VDOT reduced it to 700 feet eastward from Backlick.