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Route 1 BRT, Elden Street upgrades among transportation projects vying for regional funds

Published April 9, 2026 at 9:15AM

Residents attend an in-person update on the Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project at the Gerry South Hyland Government Center on Jan. 15, 2025 (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County is pinning all its hopes for a new round of regional transportation funding on a single major project, but local travelers could also benefit from some of the other contenders.

As authorized last fall by the Board of Supervisors, the county is seeking $463 million from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) for its planned “The One” bus rapid transit (BRT) system, which would serve nine stations along a 7.4-mile stretch of Richmond Highway, also known as Route 1, from Huntington to Fort Belvoir.

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Multi-year project to fill missing pedestrian links on Route 50 now complete

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 1, 2025 at 8:30AM

Asphalt shared-use path along Route 50 in Merrifield (via Fairfax County)

Pedestrians can now walk directly from Merrifield to Fairfax Circle, or vice versa, along Route 50 (Arlington Blvd) without having to cross or step into the busy roadway.

The final piece of a multi-year initiative to improve the pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure on a 1.5-mile stretch of Route 50 between Blake Lane and Prosperity Avenue was completed last month, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation announced.

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Motorcyclist dies in crash on I-495 after skidding on wet road, police say

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 24, 2025 at 10:15AM

The exit ramp from I-495 North to eastbound Route 50 in West Falls Church (via Google Maps)

Drizzly overnight weather contributed to a fatal motorcycle crash on the Capital Beltway near West Falls Church, police say.

Troopers responded to the ramp from I-495 North to eastbound Route 50 (Arlington Blvd) around 5:38 a.m. for the crash, according to the Virginia State Police.

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Construction begins to standardize complex Fairfax Blvd intersection

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 29, 2025 at 8:30AM

Concept plan for the Fairfax Blvd, Warwick Avenue and McLean Avenue intersection improvements (via City of Fairfax)

Work began on Monday (Aug. 25) to overhaul a currently awkward intersection along Route 50 (Fairfax Blvd) in Fairfax City.

While construction may cause some disruptions, the resulting reconfiguration of the area where Fairfax Blvd, Warwick Avenue and McLean Avenue meet should make travel smoother and safer in the future, according to the city.

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Pedestrian dies weeks after crash in Seven Corners

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 15, 2024 at 9:00AM

Southbound Patrick Henry Drive at Arlington Blvd in Seven Corners (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police are investigating a late September crash in Seven Corners that turned fatal this weekend.

Glen Simmons, 57, died on Sunday (Oct. 13) — almost three weeks after he was struck by a driver while walking on Patrick Henry Drive shortly before 8 p.m. on Sept. 25, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Monday).

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Fairfax County allows supportive housing on site near West Ox Road

By Acacia James

Published June 13, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated June 13, 2024 at 11:42AM

Cornerstones' planned 34-unit supportive housing development at Route 50 and West Ox Road (via Fairfax County)

Fairfax County leaders have opened the door for a supportive housing project in the Fair Oaks area proposed by Cornerstones, a Reston-based organization that provides housing, food and other services to people in need.

During a meeting on Tuesday (June 11), the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to the county’s comprehensive plan that would allow affordable housing on the 1.12 acres of land along the northwest intersection of Route 50 and West Ox Road interchange.

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Police arrest men who allegedly stole car that crashed, medical vehicle from Inova Fairfax Hospital

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 26, 2024 at 11:45AM

Fairfax County police arrested Manassas resident Rickey Lowe for allegedly stealing a medical transport vehicle from Inova Fairfax Hospital (courtesy FCPD)

A man who allegedly stole a medical transport vehicle from Inova Fairfax Hospital last week has been located and arrested, Fairfax County police announced over the weekend.

Rickey Lowe, 32, of Manassas was arrested on Friday (Feb. 23) by Fugitive Tracking and Apprehension Unit detectives who found him “near a hotel in Manassas,” the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release on Saturday (Feb. 24).

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Police: Man steals ambulance after being hospitalized by I-66 crash

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 20, 2024 at 9:45AM | Updated February 20, 2024 at 8:18PM

A white vehicle is about to crash off of the Route 50 ramp to I-66 in Fair Oaks (courtesy Statter911/Twitter)

(Updated at 8:15 p.m.) Fairfax County police combed Annandale last night for a man who reportedly stole an ambulance while getting treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital after a vehicle crash off I-66 near Fair Oaks.

The crash occurred at the eastbound Route 50 ramp to westbound I-66 around 12:30 p.m. yesterday (Monday) when officers attempted to stop a 2015 Toyota Corolla that was identified as stolen from another jurisdiction, according to the Fairfax County Police Department and scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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Replacement of Lee, Lee-Jackson highway street signs underway

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 27, 2023 at 9:30AM

The small blue corner signs for Lee Highway and Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway are being replaced (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Officially, Fairfax County doesn’t have a Lee Highway or Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway anymore, but months after the names were dropped, they can still be seen on street signs throughout both corridors.

By the end of this month, that should no longer be the case — at least for smaller signs, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation says. A contractor is replacing the small blue signs at street corners with ones identifying the roadways as Route 29 and Route 50, respectively.

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NEW: Teen pedestrian hospitalized by crash on Route 50 in West Falls Church

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 19, 2023 at 9:30PM

Eastbound Route 50 is closed after a crash that hospitalized a teen at Annandale Road in West Falls Church (via Google Maps)

A teen has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in a crash on Route 50 near the Mosby neighborhood in West Falls Church.

Police and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to Route 50 (Arlington Blvd) at Annandale Road shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.