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Plan to replace American Legion Bridge revived with request for federal funding

Published August 21, 2023 at 3:00PM | Updated August 22, 2023 at 9:35AM

Traffic on the American Legion Bridge headed north into Maryland (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

(Updated at 9:35 a.m. on 8/22/2023) Maryland has renewed its commitment to replacing the American Legion Bridge and adding express lanes on the Capital Beltway, much to the relief of Northern Virginia transportation officials.

The Maryland Department of Transportation has applied for a federal grant to fund the initial phase of its project to widen the Beltway (I-495/I-270) and reconstruct the aging bridge, which provides the only road connection between Fairfax County and Montgomery County, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced today (Monday).

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Construction underway on new condos near Innovation Center Metro station

By Fatimah Waseem

Published August 15, 2023 at 2:15PM

The condominium community is slated to deliver in 2025 (Staff photo by Fatimah Waseem)

Construction on two-level garage condominiums near the Innovation Center Metro Station is well underway.

The site at 13570 Dulles Technology Drive — named Overlook at Dulles Tech — will be home to the neighborhood. It includes several pocket parks, a meditation area, a tot lot and an open lawn exercise area.

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Redevelopment of Hunters Woods ballfield in Reston to begin this summer

By Fatimah Waseem

Published August 8, 2023 at 11:45AM

More community amenities are planned for the site (Image via handout/RA).

The redevelopment of Hunters Woods ballfield will begin within the next month, Reston Association says.

The project will include a new pathway network, new landscaping, park furniture, improved storm drainage and a free little library.

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New entrance for McLean Metro station on track to finish this year

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 31, 2023 at 1:30PM | Updated August 22, 2024 at 4:34PM

The McLean Metro station's existing south entrance (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

(Updated at 5 p.m.) By the end of this year, Capital One Center might have a more convenient entrance to the McLean Metro station.

Construction on a north entrance for the station is underway and on track for completion by the end of the year, according to a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority spokesperson.

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Virginia Tech’s ‘otherworldly’ West Falls Church development approved despite height concerns

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 28, 2023 at 11:00AM | Updated November 16, 2023 at 11:17AM

The planned Converge West Falls office building will be topped by a solar array (via Gensler/Fairfax County)

The final piece needed to fully redevelop the West Falls Church Transit Station Area has fallen into place.

After a public hearing on Tuesday (July 25), the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved developer Rushmark Properties and HITT Contracting’s proposal to transform Virginia Tech’s Northern Virginia Center in Idylwood into a mixed-use hub designed to promote sustainability.

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McLean’s Spring Hill Rec Center will get solar panels, energy upgrades

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 25, 2023 at 1:30PM

A man on a bench outside the Spring Hill Rec Center in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County’s efforts to become more energy efficient will get a power boost this week, as work begins on improvements at McLean’s Spring Hill Rec Center.

Set to break ground at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday), the project will add the recreation center at 1239 Spring Hill Road to a growing list of county facilities supported by solar panels. Other planned changes include pool dehumidification unit replacements, LED lighting upgrades, improved building automation systems and a new geothermal HVAC system.

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New condo high-rise officially opens in Tysons’ Arbor Row

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 14, 2023 at 1:30PM

Monarch is a 86-unit condominium high-rise coming to Jones Branch Drive in Tysons (courtesy Viewpoint Studios/Renaissance Centro)

A new housing option has opened up in Tysons — at least for those who can spare $1.7 million.

Developer Renaissance Centro recently celebrated the grand opening of Monarch, a 20-story, 94-unit condominium high-rise in the Arbor Row neighborhood.

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Metro will reopen Vienna and Dunn Loring stations next week

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 14, 2023 at 9:30AM

Free shuttles are available from the Vienna Metro station until it reopens on July 17 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Train service will be back at the Vienna and Dunn Loring Metro stations, starting Monday (July 17).

The two stations at the western end of the Orange Line have out of commission since June 3 so Metro crews could replace a 40-year-old rail and install fiber-optics cables. The project also affected the West and East Falls Church stations, which reopened on June 26.

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More funding sought to complete Annandale Civic Space, now under construction

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 12, 2023 at 11:45AM

The Annandale Civic Space, which is set to be completed later this year (photo courtesy of the Fairfax County Park Authority)

Construction is well underway on Annandale’s new civic space, but it will take a little more money to bring Fairfax County’s full vision to fruition.

The cost of the project, which will turn a parking lot at 7200 Columbia Pike into an urban park, has exceeded the available funding, leading to some elements getting revised or eliminated, Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross told the Board of Supervisors yesterday (Tuesday).

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Construction on Idylwood park trail, playground and more to begin in July

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 30, 2023 at 2:15PM

The conceptual development plan for Ruckstuhl Park, from a master plan approved in 2015 (via Fairfax County Park Authority)

Residents near Ruckstuhl Park in Idylwood will soon have a trail, playground and other amenities to explore, but first, they must endure some construction.

Active site work to implement the master plan for the 7.2-acre park at 2445 Idylwood Road is expected to begin by early July, the Fairfax County County Park Authority said yesterday (Thursday).