$18M In NVTA Money To Help Fund 2 Fairfax City Transportation Projects

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — City of Fairfax received more than $18.3 million from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to help fund two road improvement projects in the city.

On Thursday, NVTA adopted its Fiscal Year 2024-2029 Six Year Program, dedicating $696.6 million to 23 multimodal transportation projects across the region.

NVTA also transferred $21.1 million previously dedicated to an NVTA-funded project in Arlington County to fund the Crystal City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Multimodal Connection project, bringing the total number of funded projects in FY 2024-2029 to 24.

Fairfax City's $18,332,754 share of NVTA funding will help pay for the following projects:

• Fairfax Northfax Network Improvements - Northfax East-West Road: $12,932,754
• Blenheim Boulevard (formerly, Old Lee Highway) Multimodal Improvements*: $5,400,000

*Previously funded project

Although the city received all of the $5,400,000 it requested to help fund the Blenheim Boulevard project, it only received $12,932,754 of the $18,332,754 it requested for the Northfax Network Improvements project. That's a difference of $6,000,000.

Fairfax County received a total of $425,538,395 of the $587,221,703 it requested from the NVTA to fund the following projects, requested amounts are in brackets:

• Frontier Drive Extension and Intersection Improvements*: $111,957,472 [$164,992,286]
• Route 7 Multimodal Improvements (I-495 to I-66): $101,351,506 [$210,000,000]
• Braddock Road Multimodal Improvements Phase II (Humphries Drive to Southampton Drive): $90,000,000 [$27,299,000]
• Seven Corners Ring Road Improvements*: $122,229,417 [$ 122,229,417]

*Previously funded project

NVTA's newly adopted funding program is the seventh in the authority's history. The latest funding program is the seventh NVTA's history. Over the years, the NVTA has committed more than $3.8 billion to advance 140 projects across the region.

“NVTA invests in multimodal transportation projects that alleviate traffic congestion and expand travel options, all with the priority of enhancing the quality of life for Northern Virginia residents," said. NVTA Chair Phyllis J.Randall, who also is a member of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. “Each project in this Six Year Funding Program reflects NVTA’s unwavering commitment to reducing congestion and improving the quality of life for Northern
Virginians.”

Information about all of the 24 projects funded as part of NVTA's Adopted FY2024-2029 Six Year Program are available online.