Loudoun County Road Projects Receive $54.7M In NVTA Funding

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Two transportation projects in Loudoun County will receive funding from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) as part of its six-year, fiscal year 2020-2025 program. On Thursday, the NVTA approved 21 of 14 projects requested by 13 Northern Virginia localities and agencies.

Despite an estimated $240 million net revenue loss for the six-year program during the coronavirus pandemic, the authority provided $539 million in funding for the 21 projects. The two projects in Loudoun County will receive a total of $54.7 million in funding.

Other localities in Northern Virginia with approved projects include Arlington County, city of Alexandria, city of Falls Church, city of Fairfax, Fairfax County, Prince William County and the town of Dumfries. Projects were also approved for the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, NOVA Parks and Virginia Railway Express.

"The adoption of the Six Year Program Update demonstrates an ongoing commitment to a multimodal approach that addresses Northern Virginians' mobility needs and challenges, and supports the region's economic vitality, while providing an economic stimulus to the region's economy," Phyllis Randall, chair of the authority and the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, said Friday in a statement.

See the full list of 21 approved projects funded by the authority and project descriptions.

The authority's main purpose is to update Northern Virginia's long-range transportation plan, as well as prioritize and fund transportation projects to provide congestion relief. In 2013, a Virginia law established dedicated funding for Northern Virginia transportation projects for the authority to carry out its work.

Membership is made up of nine Northern Virginia localities: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park.

NVTA funding will go toward these two projects in Loudoun County:

• Construction of Crosstrail Boulevard from Sycolin Road to the Dulles Greenway: The $36.7 million in funding will be used to build the last portion of Crosstrail Boulevard, a half-mile segment, between Sycolin Road and the Dulles Greenway. The project is assumed to have a major bridge crossing of Sycolin Creek as it travels east from the Dulles Greenway to land beyond the existing floodplain between Sycolin Road and the Dulles Greenway, including connection to the Dulles Greenway at the existing Shreve Mill Road Interchange.
• Evergreen Mills Road Widening from Northstar Boulevard to Stone Springs Boulevard: The $18 million in funding from NVTA will cover work on a portion of Evergreen Mills Road between the proposed Northstar Boulevard extension and Belmont Ridge Road. The total length of this portion of Evergreen Mills Road is about 1,900 feet. Evergreen Mills Road for the study area has been constructed as a two-lane undivided roadway with a shoulder and ditch. Several driveways are located along this segment of Evergreen Mills Road serving private properties along the segment. The work also will cover the area between Belmont Ridge Road and Stone Springs Boulevard. The total length of this portion of Evergreen Mills Road is about 2,200 feet.

NVTA put out a call for regional transportation projects in July 2019. Over 41 projects were reviewed, and around 1,000 public comments have come in during the process.

With the new funding program and four previous programs, the authority is advancing 106 regional transportation projects. The projects, totaling almost $2.5 billion, are aimed at reducing congestion in the region.