Blenheim Blvd Multimodal Improvements

The Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project is a City of Fairfax transportation project focused on adding multimodal infrastructure along Blenheim Boulevard. As of early 2025, construction was anticipated to begin that year, with utility relocation confirmed underway as of March 2026. The approved project scope runs from Blenheim Hall Drive to Ridge Avenue; separate future planning efforts have been identified to potentially extend improvements into Old Town and through Fairfax Circle, but those extensions are not part of the current project. The City Council held a work session on the project on June 3, 2025, and authorized the exercise of quick-take condemnation powers for property acquisition on June 24, 2025. On April 28, 2026, the City Council unanimously (6-0) awarded a construction contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation for $21,770,570, conditional on final VDOT approval. On June 23, 2026, the Council approved (5-0, Hall absent) a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a standard project agreement with NVTA for 70% funding of the project (SPA 2020-48-2).

Proposal at a glance

2025-06-03 — City Council Work Session

Agenda item 1a: Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvement Project Status Update (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Status update presented to Council during the work session. No vote or formal action recorded.
• [1a] A status update on the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvement Project was presented to City Council during the work session. No vote or formal action was taken.
• Status after: in_progress

2025-06-23 — Planning Commission Regular Meeting

Agenda item 7: Staff Report (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Staff provided informational updates on recent and upcoming City Council meetings and planning activities. No action taken.
• [7] City Council held a work session on Blenheim Boulevard multimodal improvements at the June 3, 2025 meeting, as reported by staff.

2025-06-24 — City Council Meeting

Agenda item 7a: Public hearing and Council action on a resolution authorizing the exercise of 'quick-take' powers for the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvement Project (UPC-107013) (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Public hearing held with no public testimony. Council approved unanimously 6-0 the resolution authorizing quick-take condemnation proceedings, with amendments to correct owner name spellings on parcels 008 and 054 and to delete parcels 004 and 047 from the resolution.
• Vote (passed): Adopt the resolution authorizing quick-take powers and condemnation proceedings for the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project (UPC 107013), as amended to correct owner spellings on parcels 008 and 054 and to delete parcels 004 and 047. — Amos: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: yes
• [7a] Council authorized the exercise of quick-take condemnation powers to acquire necessary rights-of-way and easements from various property owners in order to meet project deadlines; the resolution was amended to correct owner spellings on parcels 008 and 054 and remove parcels 004 and 047.
• Status after: in_progress

2026-04-28 — City Council Meeting

Agenda item 9a: Award of Construction Contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation for the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project

• Outcome: Approved unanimously (6-0). Contract awarded to Fort Myer Construction Corporation in the amount of $21,770,570.
• Vote (passed): Authorize the purchasing agenda to award a construction contract in the amount of $21,770,570 to Fort Myer Construction Corporation for construction of the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project. — Amos: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: yes
• [9a] Council unanimously approved awarding the construction contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation for $21,770,570; project advances to construction.
• Status after: approved

2026-05-11 — Planning Commission Regular Meeting/Work Session

Agenda item 10: Staff Report (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Staff reported on recent and upcoming City Council actions and future Planning Commission agenda items, including the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal project contract, the Willard-Sherwood Community Center project, an upcoming ADU work session, and June Planning Commission items including post-application work sessions on Gallery at City Center and Courthouse Plaza redevelopment.
• [10] City Council initiated a contract for the Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal project at the April 28, 2026 meeting, as reported by staff.
• Status after: in_progress

2026-06-23 — City Council Meeting

Agenda item 6c: Consideration of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the standard project agreement with NVTA for NVTA 70% funding for Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements (SPA 2020-48-2) (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Approved as part of the consent agenda, 5-0, with Councilmember Hall absent.
• Vote (passed): Approval of the consent agenda, including the NVTA project agreement for Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements (SPA 2020-48-2). — Amos: yes, Bates: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: yes, Hall: absent
• [6c] A resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the NVTA standard project agreement for 70% funding of Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements (SPA 2020-48-2) was approved as part of the consent agenda.
• Status after: approved

Open questions

• Final approval of the construction contract by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) was noted as a condition at the time of the April 28, 2026 award — confirmation of that approval has not been recorded in the material.
• Future CIP or budget requests may be needed to study and fund the extension of the project beyond its current limits (Blenheim Hall Drive to Ridge Avenue) into Old Town and through Fairfax Circle, per the November 2025 discussion, but no formal action has been taken on those extensions.

Member commentary

• Hardy-Chandler — Made the motion on June 24, 2025 to authorize quick-take condemnation powers for property acquisition for the project. On April 28, 2026, moved to authorize the purchasing agent to award the construction contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation for $21,770,570.
• Peterson — Seconded the motion on April 28, 2026 to award the construction contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation.
• Hall — Referenced in the June 24, 2025 transcript as having asked staff during the work session to ensure that property owners were being contacted during the condemnation/acquisition process.

Screening-level estimates of the economic and fiscal effects of Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements. Figures are decision-support context with named assumptions and sensitivity ranges — not predictions. The full analysis has the interactive assumptions panel and maps; methods documents every formula.

Headline estimates

• New annual spending at corridor businesses: $542k (range $27k – $6.1M) — induced daily bike visits x corridor establishment-group mix (POI count shares) x cyclist spend per trip x 365; allocated evenly within each group

Method notes, caveats, and non-headline metrics live on the analysis page.