Beginning tomorrow (July 12) and on Friday night (July 13), triple lane closures on planned on the Dulles Toll Road after 10 p.m.
Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project crews will continue to install equipment under the pedestrians bridges at the Reston Town Center and Herndon Metrorail Stations that cross over the eastbound and Westbound lanes of the Dulles Toll Road.
Three lanes will be closed, resulting in 20-minute traffic halts after midnight each night.
Beginning Thursday at 10 p.m., three left lanes of the eastbound Dulles Toll Road will be closed to traffic between the Monroe/Van Buren Street and Reston Parkway overpasses. One right lane will be open to traffic and 20-minute stoppages will occur in the right lane of the eastbound lanes after midnight. Lanes will reopen on Friday at 5 p.m.
On Friday at 10 p.m., the three left lanes of the westbound Dulles Toll Road will be closed to traffic between the Wiehle Avenue and the Monroe Street/Van Buren Street overpasses. One right lane will be open to traffic and 20-minute stoppages are planned after midnight on the right westbound lane and on the ramp from Fairfax County Parkway to the westbound Dulles Toll Road lanes.
Normal operations will resume on Saturday (July 14) at 6 a.m. Utility work is expected to continue through July.
Maps via Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project
The Fairfax County Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that happened at BB&T Bank on 2130 Centreville Road in Herndon.
Officers are searching for the suspect, who was initially described as a 5’9″ black male, with a thin build. He was last seen wearing jeans, a black baseball hat and jacket.
No further information about the incident was immediately available. This story will be updated.
“Dog Days of Summer” sessions are back again at the Reston Town Center pavilion starting today (July 11).
The pavilion will be transformed into an off-leash play area every Wednesday through September 26.
Treats, toys and pet-friendly giveaways will be offered during the sessions.
Sessions take place from 4-7 p.m. The series is sponsored by Healthy Hound Playground, a dog daycare and boarding kennel and a grooming salon and spa located at 45910 Transamerica Plaza.
Photo via Reston Town Center
A Herndon man was arrested in connection with a suspected prostitution ring operating out of a Sterling home.
According to a release by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Deputies office, Luis Bonilla-Hernandez, 32, of Sterling, and Eliazar Duran-Mota, 22, of Herndon, were charged on July 6 with two counts of felony receiving money from earnings of a female prostitute and two misdemeanor counts of using vehicles to promote prostitution.
The arrests came after a nearly yearlong investigation. Sheriff’s deputies received reports of a suspected prostitution ring operating in a home on the 600 block of W. Nettle Road in August 2017. Search warrants were obtained on Friday for the Sterling home and a home on Framingham Court in Herndon.
Local law enforcement officials believe adult females traveled from other states to meet Bonilla-Hernandez and Duran-Mota in Maryland. The men then took the women to different locations in Loudoun County, according to the release.
Both men were released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on a $7,500 secured bond.
The investigation was conducted by the LCSO, the Fairfax County Police Department and the FBI’s child exploitation and human trafficking task force.
Photo via LCSO
Reston Farm Market will celebrate its first anniversary in September at Reston Farm Market (10800 Baron Cameron Avenue).
Although the program has not yet been finalized, several activities are already planned, including a balloon artist and face painting by Trist’n Shout Entertainment.
The anniversary event will take place on September 22 (Saturday) from 1-3 p.m. The original market dates back to 1976 and later expanded to 2.5-acres on Mack Crippen’s dairy farm. At its height, it occupied 9,000 square feet on roughly 16 acres.
Since then, the market downsized due to encroaching suburban development and restrictions by the Fairfax County Zoning Department. The anniversary event marks the market’s first year under new ownership.
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Exclusive artwork from the San Diego Comic-Con at ArtInsights is on display and available for purchase in Reston Town Center.
ArtInsights Gallery of Film and Contemporary Art (11921 Freedom Drive) has exclusive releases from Marvel, DC and Disney by comic book cover artist Alex Ross on display. Other artwork from Willow, The Princess Bride and Star Wars by movie poster artist John Alvin is also on display.
The pieces will be available for purchase through August 27 at 10 p.m.
ArtInsights is a gallery owned by Michael Barry, a musician and graduate of The Corcoran School of Art, and Leslie Combemale, who has a background in art history.
Photo via Reston Town Center
Crews will continue to perform utility work on Centreville Road near the Dulles Toll Road overpass in Herndon through Friday (July 13).
Alternating left and right lane closures on northbound and southbound Centreville Road and along the ramp from the westbound Dulles Toll Road lane to northbound Centreville Road and Elden Street will also take place.
Work is scheduled to take from today through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Access to businesses and ramps will remain open while maintenance work continues. Drivers are encouraged to exercise caution and pay attention to all signs and barricades.
Large, slow vehicles will exit and enter roads in the area throughout the day.
Map via Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project
Local law enforcement officials believe a man followed a young girl into a women’s bathroom at a restaurant and attempted to kiss her.
Edward Nieves-Castro, 25, of Herndon, was arrested and charged with assault and battery. Sheriff’s deputies believe the incident occurred on around 11:30 p.m. on July 7 in the 200 block of Free Court in Sterling, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
The girl ran around the suspect and went to her table. Her mother filed a report about the incident.
The Fairfax Police Department also reported the following incidents in recent days:
LARCENIES:
2400 block of Founders Way, hard drive from residence
1800 block of Fountain Drive, wallet from business
11500 block of Hearthstone Court, cat from residence
STOLEN VEHICLES:
None reported
In a separate incident, Loudoun County sheriff’s deputies spotted a driver slumped over the steering wheel of a car near Tolbert Lane and Sycolin Road in Leesburg.
Anthry Milla Jr., 24, of Herndon, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. He was released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on an unsecured bond.
The Town of Herndon will take part in a pilot program that will bring LED lights and free WiFi in downtown Herndon. The agreement, approved in late June by the Town of Herndon Council, is with Vivacity, Inc.
A public WiFi network will be established for the downtown area. The D.C.-based company will design and manage the wireless network necessary to make the project possible. Town officials will grant access to infrastructure and have authorized Vivacity to sell its services to third parties.
“We are excited to pilot this program with Vivacity and to explore how these cutting-edge technologies may benefit citizens, businesses and visitors to our downtown,” said Mayor Lisa C. Merkel. “The metrics developed through this program will provide a baseline upon which we build, as we work toward our vision for Herndon’s downtown.”
The town and Vivacity will determine whether or not they will continue the partnership based on the following considerations, as indicated in a June 20 press release:
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Cost savings of LED lights and centrally-controlled management system;
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Potential reduction in carbon emissions;
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Impact of improved mobile coverage in the downtown;
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Public safety impacts from the lighting and blue button emergency calling feature;
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Data on bicycle and pedestrian flow on the W&OD Trail; and
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Cost and usage of the electric vehicle charging station.
The pilot program will run from Dec. 31 through the end of 2020.
The Fairfax County Park Authority Board approved funding to boost Frying Pan Farm Park‘s equestrian program.
A matching grant of $4,500 was given in response to a request from the Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park. New jumps and poles will replace existing equipment that is old and heavy.
In a statement, park officials indicated the new jumps will “address concerns about the difficulty of moving the existing jumps.” The Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park will contribute matching funds to complete the project, which is expected to cost around $9,000.
Since 1999, more than 170 Mastenbrook Grant projects have been approved. The Fairfax County Park Authority’s program provides limited matching funds for projects in local parks.
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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
Before we head off into the hot weekend, let’s take a look back at the biggest stories on Reston Now in recent days.
- Where to Catch the Fireworks In and Near Reston
- Updated: Former Reston Association Employee Yells Profanities at Driver
- This Weekend: Fireworks Show at Lake Fairfax Park
- Gas Station Clerk Killed in Herndon Sunoco
- Reston Couple Opens Winery in Leesburg
If you have ideas on stories we should cover, email us at [email protected] or submit an anonymous tip. We’re also looking for photos of Reston submitted by readers. Feel free to discuss these topics, your weekend plans or anything else that’s happening locally in the comments below.
Photo via Dave Williams
Reston Association’s Glade tennis courts (11550 Glade Drive) have reopened.
The clay courts were damaged during a wind storm in March that caused two large pine trees to damage the clay court, court lights, and perimeter fencing.
In April, staff from RA’s Central Service Facility removed trees from courts in order to prevent future damage. After inspections, arborists had determined standing trees and pine trees posed a threat to public safety.
Passes are required to play on the courts.
Photo via Reston Association
Search for missing endangered man — Local police are searching for a 78-year-old missing man who may be driving a black Mercedez Benz with tags WNX-6310. [Fairfax County Police Department]
Sully’s Pour House to reopen — After its roof collapsed at 754 Elden Street, Sully’s Pour House announced it plans to reopen on July 20. [Sully’s Pour House]
Stateside: A clear pipeline — “The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld, for the third time, a hotly debated state law allowing natural gas companies to enter private property without landowner permission to survey possible routes for new pipelines.” [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
Photo by Keith Hartke
The Fairfax County Police Department is hosting the first annual Law Enforcement Torch Run in Reston Town Center on July 21.
Proceeds from the event will support athletes from Special Olympics Virginia. The event will begin at the pavilion at Reston Town Center. Runners will travel down the green trail and back, a roughly 1.5-mile distance. Check-in begins at 6 a.m. and the run will start at 8 a.m.
Registration is $20 per participant and is open online. The Law Enforcement Torch Run is a fundraising campaign that began in Wichita, Kansas in 1981. Police departments and law enforcement agencies participate in runs to raise money for the Special Olympics.
During most runs, law enforcement members and Special Olympics athletes carry the “flame of hope” in the opening ceremony of local competitions. The initiative has raised more than $600 million for Special Olympics programs since it began.
Photo via Law Enforcement Torch Run
