Northfax East-West Roadway

The Northfax East-West Roadway is a City of Fairfax capital project to construct a new east-west roadway connecting Chain Bridge Road/University Drive Extension to Cambridge Road in the Northfax area. The project carries an estimated total cost of approximately $21 million, with roughly half funded by NVTA 70% funds and the other half by VDOT Revenue Sharing funds. The City Council first endorsed submission of a Revenue Sharing Funding application for the project on May 13, 2025, as part of Resolution R-25-09 alongside two other projects (1st/2nd Street Sidewalks and Dwight Avenue Improvements). On September 9, 2025, the Council unanimously adopted an updated resolution (R-25-27) reauthorizing submission of the same three projects to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding, with the combined application total updated to up to $10 million. Both votes were unanimous (6-0). The project remains in progress pending VDOT funding decisions.

Official record

A new east-west roadway connecting University Drive at Point 50 to Chain Bridge Road will improve circulation for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists.

• Address: Northfax Street and Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030
• City record

2025-05-13 — City Council Meeting

Agenda item 8c: Public Hearing: Endorsement of VDOT Transportation Alternatives and Revenue Sharing Funding Applications (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Public hearing opened and closed with no testimony. Council unanimously approved two motions: (1) endorsing submission of a Transportation Alternatives Program application for the Norman Avenue Sidewalk Project (R-25-08); and (2) adopting a resolution (R-25-09) approving submission of three projects—1st/2nd Street Sidewalks, Dwight Avenue Improvements, and Northfax East-West Roadway—for VDOT Revenue Sharing Funding.
• Vote (passed): Endorsement of R-25-08 (Transportation Alternatives application for Norman Avenue Sidewalk Project) and adoption of R-25-09 (Revenue Sharing applications for three projects) — Amos: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: yes
• [8c] Council approved submission to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding; project involves construction of a new east-west roadway between Chain Bridge Road and University Drive Extension.
• 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 endorsed the revenue sharing application at the May 13, 2025 meeting, as reported by staff.

2025-09-09 — City Council Meeting

Agenda item 6i: Consideration of an updated resolution to endorse applications for Revenue Sharing Funding (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Pulled from consent agenda for discussion; approved unanimously. Resolution R-25-27 adopted to submit three projects to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding, with an updated application total of up to $10M.
• Vote (passed): Adopt updated resolution R-25-27 to approve the city's submission of three projects — 1st/2nd Street sidewalks, Dwight Avenue improvements, and Northfax East-West roadway — to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding. — Amos: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: yes
• [6i] Included in the updated Revenue Sharing Funding application submitted to VDOT per Resolution R-25-27.
• Status after: in_progress

Open questions

• VDOT Revenue Sharing Funding award decision has not yet been made or recorded in the available material.
• No design, procurement, or construction timeline has been established in the available record.

Member commentary

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