Engineer Nick Roper and Supervisor John Foust discuss initial design plans for a $265 million project to widen 6.9 miles of Route 7 from Reston to Tysons. The Virginia Department of Transportation held a public information meeting at Forestville Elementary School on Sept. 24.
The Virginia Department of Transportation hopes to begin construction on a $265 million project to widen Route 7 in 2021. The Virginia Department of Transportation will continue meeting with homeowner associations this fall to give details on the 6.9 mile project that will increase the width of Route 7 from four to six lanes between Reston Avenue and Jarrett Valley Drive (basically from Reston to Tysons). The project will be split into two phases.
VDOT plans its next two day Public Information and Open House Meeting on Jan. 8 and 9, 2016. A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for April 2016 and VDOT hopes for approval of the design from the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board to in the summer of 2016.
Written comments can be emailed to William Dunn, project engineer, at ConnectRoute7@VDOT.Virginia.gov, or by mail to, William Dunn, Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.