Government Center Parkway Extension

The Government Center Parkway Extension is a road construction project that has been included in the city's comprehensive plan for an extended period. On January 28, 2025, the City Council unanimously approved a construction contract in the estimated amount of $3,131,100.00 to Ardent Company, LLC as part of the consent agenda. Construction kicked off in early April 2025, and the project is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2026.

Official record

Construction of the missing link of Government Center Parkway, including sidewalks, bike lanes, pedestrian crosswalks, lighting, and landscaping, connecting Stevenson Street in Fairfax County to Jermantown Road in the City of Fairfax.

• Address: Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22030
• City record

In this wiki

• Meeting history — every action, vote, and update, with links to the moment in the meeting video
• Positions & open questions
• Documents — the city's published record for this project

2025-01-28 — City Council Meeting

Agenda item 7e: Consideration of an Award of Construction Contract in the estimated amount of $3,131,100.00 to Ardent Company, LLC, for the Government Center Parkway Extension

• Outcome: Approved unanimously as part of the consent agenda.
• [7e] A construction contract in the estimated amount of $3,131,100.00 was awarded to Ardent Company, LLC for the Government Center Parkway Extension.
• Status after: approved

2025-06-10 — City Council Meeting

Agenda item 13: City Manager report out (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Acting Deputy City Manager reported that the Government Center Parkway Extension Project kicked off in early April 2025, with construction anticipated to be completed by end of 2026.
• [13] Acting Deputy City Manager reported the project kicked off in early April 2025, with construction anticipated to be completed by end of 2026.
• Status after: in_progress

Open questions

• Construction completion is anticipated by end of 2026, but no formal milestone or completion confirmation has yet been recorded.

Member commentary

No recorded member positions yet.

Documents published in the city's project record, in the order the city lists them. Labels are the city's own and usually carry the document date, format, and size.

• UPC 109299 Government Center Parkway CN Plans (PDF, 45MB)
• HB2 overview for City Council (7/7/15) (PDF, 979KB)
• Government Center Parkway Extension Presentation - City Council (9/18/15) (PDF, 1MB)
• Government Center Pkwy Extension - Concept Plan (PDF, 114KB)
• Government Center Parkway Exhibit (PDF, 3MB)
• Willingness to Hold a Public Hearing Exhibit (PDF, 3MB)
• Categorical Exclusion Document (PDF, 302KB)