News & Updates
Project Updates
Design Updates
- Finalized Traffic Control Plans for the project area west of Baron Cameron Avenue. (April 2019)
- Finalized Right-of-Way Plans. (August 2019)
- Obtained two permits for the project area west of Delta Glen Court: The US Army Corps of Engineers State Programmatic General Permit and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Virginia Water Protection General Permit. (June 2019)
- Published Public Notices for Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) (July 2019) and DEQ (August 2019) permits for the project area east of Delta Glen Court.
- 100% Roadway and Bridge Plans approved (October 2019).
- Obtained two Clean Water Act permits for the project area east of Delta Glen Court: The US Army Corps of Engineers Individual Permit NOA-2014-01572 and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) VWP Individual Permit 19-0554 (October 2019).
- Obtained a modification of the VPDES Construction General Permit to cover the entire project area (October 2019).
- The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) issued the final permit for signature (October 2019).
- Final noise analysis approved by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (November 2019).
Construction Updates
January 2020
- Difficult Run/Colvin Run area:
- Began preparatory work within the VDOT right of way for utility relocations.
December 2019
- Completed pavement demolition between Reston Parkway and Baron Cameron Avenue
- Placed roadway fill between Reston Avenue and Utterback Store Road
- Conducted earth-moving operations between Utterback Store Road and Bishopsgate Way
- Cleared tree and brush and installed erosion and sediment controls within the VDOT right-of-way between Reston Avenue and Bishopsgate Way
- Installed storm sewer between Reston Avenue and Markell Court
- Placed traffic barrier along the Route 7 median between Baron Cameron Avenue and Delta Glen Court
- Difficult Run/Colvin Run area:
- Removed the raised median at the Difficult Run bridge
- Removed topsoil between Baron Cameron Avenue and Delta Glen Drive
- Strengthened the right shoulder of eastbound Route 7 between Lewinsville Road and Jarrett Valley Drive.
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November 2019
- Continued storm sewer installation between Reston Parkway and Reston Avenue.
- Demolished former eastbound Route 7 pavement from Reston Avenue to Bishopsgate Way.
- Placed roadway fill between Reston Avenue and Utterback Store Road.
- Installed erosion and sediment controls prior to clearing between Reston Avenue and Utterback Store Road.
- Placed barrier and constructed asphalt wedge for drainage along westbound Route 7 between Colvin Run Road/Carpers Farm Way and Baron Cameron Avenue.
- Cut and capped an unused water line stub along the McLean Bible Church access road.
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