Pedestrian Bridge Project at Wiehle Avenue and W&OD Trail Moves Forward

by RestonNow.com July 9, 2018 at 12:00 pm 8 Comments

A grade-separated crossing and bridge at the Washington & Old Dominion Trail at Wiehle Avenue could be coming closer to reality.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion tomorrow (July 10) to allow the county officials to move forward with land acquisition and final design plans.

The project, which is expected to cost $10 million, aims to address safety concern at the intersection. Changes include a new bridge, retaining walls and directional access to Wiehle Avenue for trail users.

Wiehle Avenue would be widened from Sunset Hills Road to the properties near the Reston Fire Station. The pavement would be widened for on-road bike lanes in the future.

Improvements were contemplated in Reston’s Metrorail Access Group’s plan to improve access near the new Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station. The new fire station planned in the area would be built before the pedestrian bridge.

An exact timeline for the project has not been set.

Photo via Fairfax County Government

30yearsinreston

any developer contributions ?
With Hudgens involved, of course NOT
Perhaps “workforce housing” can built on be on the bridge
An opportunity for Restons own Ponte Di Vecchio
Chuck Morningwood

Hopefully, this span will be easier to cross than the eastbound crossing of *uckthorn Lane.
JohnQPublic

How long will this project take ffx cnty? My guess is quite sometime , seems easier to build revenue generators first and think about the citizens second. Why wasn’t that bridge constructed in conjunction with the metro? That entire intersection resembles a “frogger” video game .
- 30yearsinreston
  
  the money was spent on painting bike lanes
- Mike M
  
  It will be the site of more fatal accidents.
- Greg
  
  Here is a tentative project schedule [apparently far behind schedule]:
  
  Public Hearing, Winter 2016
  Document Completion, Winter 2016
  Public Hearing Design Approval, Spring 2016
  Land Acquisition Completion, Spring 2018
  Final Design Approval, Winter 2018
  Utility Relocation Completion, Summer 2019
  Construction Completion, Winter 2021
- Greg
  
  And here’s what you get for $10 million (and climbing). The medallions — how could we live without them?
  
  https://www.scribd.com/doc/305010657/Bridge-Renderings
Legacy

With this kind of spending we should be hyperlooping. Graceful exits by Hudgins, KP just around the corner… legacy flushed with tommorrows banquet.

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