Route 28 Improvements

Public-Private Construction

Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia

To achieve best value for VDOT, our team’s proposal capitalized on the special tax district revenue for the Phase II improvements, and combined these funds with funds dedicated to VA Route 28.

We coordinated design and construction with more than 125 property owners, including many public and private utilities.

The Route 28 Corridor Improvements Team received the Tower of Dulles Award “for the betterment of Washington Dulles International Airport and the Dulles Economic Corridor” from the Committee for Dulles.

The improvements converted the VA Route 28 corridor to freeway standards.

Partnering with a team of experienced design-builders - Clark Construction Group and Shirley Contracting - we developed and submitted an unsolicited Public Private Transportation Act (PPTA) proposal to VDOT for the Phase II and Phase III improvements to Route 28 in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia. Improvements included the design and construction of 10 new interchanges on Route 28 and improvements to/completion of several parallel secondary roads adjacent to Route 28. Throughout the duration of the contract, we assisted in coordination with the Route 28 Tax District, including Fairfax and Loudoun County staffs, to enable the successful completion of each phase of the project and to complete the Tax District's obligations for improvements along the Route 28 corridor.

10

new interchanges

15

signalized intersections eliminated

12

segments of secondary roads improved

This successful PPTA has completed 10 interchanges on Route 28. In Fairfax County they are Westfields Boulevard, Willard Road, Air & Space Museum Parkway, McLearen Road, and Frying Pan Road. In Loudoun County: Innovation Avenue, Route 606, Sterling Boulevard, Waxpool Road, and Nokes Boulevard.

Because of these interchange improvements, Route 28 has been converted to a limited access facility from Route 7 to just north of Route 28, and 15 signalized intersections have been eliminated. Improvements to twelve segments of secondary roads have also been completed, most notably:

Belfort Park roadway network improvements (Shaw Road, Belfort Park Drive, Glenn Drive)
Widening and reconstruction of Loudoun County Parkway between Gloucester Parkway and Route 7
Widening and reconstruction of Centreville Road between Metrotech Drive and McLearen Road
Multiple segments of Pacific Boulevard Between Sterling Boulevard and Waverly Road
Atlantic Boulevard from Church Road to Magnolia Road

The first portion of Phase III improvements was completed in 2017, widening southbound Route 28 to four lanes from Waxpool Road to Route 50 and northbound Route 28 to four lanes from McLearen Road to the Dulles Toll Road. The final portion of Phase III, which will widen northbound Route 28 to four lanes between Route 50 and McLearen Road and between the Dulles Toll Road and Sterling Boulevard, recently received plan approval from VDOT.

Collectively, these improvements have reduced delays, improved safety, and provided alternate travel routes for more than 125,000 drivers each day.

Owner

VDOT

Client

Clark/Shirley Joint Venture

Awards

Tower of Dulles Award

Committee for Dulles

Cost

$328 million

Services

Engineering

Markets

Transportation

Regions

Mid-Atlantic