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

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

2025-05-13 — 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

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.

• July 2023 Open House Exhibits (PDF, 8MB)
• Work Session Presentation (June 27, 2023) (PDF, 6MB)