Northfax East-West Roadway
in progressStatus set at City Council Meeting on Sep 9, 2025 · ▶ watch the moment
Project wiki — a maintained overview, meeting history, and recorded positions.
- Proposed
- Under reviewMay 13, 2025
- Decided
Summary
The Northfax East-West Roadway is a City of Falls Church 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 has an estimated total cost of approximately $21 million, with roughly half funded by NVTA 70% funds and half by VDOT Revenue Sharing funds. On May 13, 2025, City Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-25-09, endorsing submission of the project (along with 1st/2nd Street Sidewalks and Dwight Avenue Improvements) to VDOT for Revenue Sharing Funding. On September 9, 2025, Council unanimously adopted an updated Resolution R-25-27, revising the application to reflect a combined submission total of up to $10 million in Revenue Sharing Funding across the three projects. The June 23, 2025 Planning Commission meeting confirmed the May endorsement as a staff informational update, with no additional action taken.
Official city record
City Project
A new east-west roadway connecting University Drive at Point 50 to Chain Bridge Road will improve circulation for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists.
Open questions & options on the table
- VDOT's decision on the Revenue Sharing Funding application (R-25-27) is pending — no award or rejection has been recorded.
- Next steps for project design, procurement, or construction have not yet been identified in the record.
What members have said
Pulled agenda item 6i from the consent agenda on September 9, 2025 for discussion before the unanimous vote to adopt R-25-27, though no specific substantive comments by Bates are recorded in the material.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Full history
[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.
passedEndorsement 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✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson[7] City Council endorsed the revenue sharing application at the May 13, 2025 meeting, as reported by staff.
[6i] Included in the updated Revenue Sharing Funding application submitted to VDOT per Resolution R-25-27.
passedAdopt 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✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
Discussed alongside
Topics that come up in the same meetings.