Construction will begin this spring on the third phase of the eight-mile widening of Route 123 in southern Fairfax County between Burke Lake Road and the Occoquan River, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Today, the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) awarded a $14.58 million contract to New Construction, Inc. of Vienna to construct the next 1.9 miles from Route 722 to North Davis Drive. Work began in January 2002 on the first 2.4 miles from Burke Lake Road to Lee Chapel Road and will be completed by the end of this year. Work began on the 2.5-mile second phase, from Lee Chapel Road to North Davis Drive in August 2002 and will be completed in Summer 2004. Construction is expected to begin on the final phase, the bridge over the Occoquan River, in the fall of this year.

When completed over the next three years, Route 123 will have two 12-foot lanes in each direction, a 41-foot-wide median and pedestrian trails. Signals will be added at Henderson road, Silverbrook Road, Crosspointe Drive, Hampton Road, Davis Drive, Furnace Road, Hooes Road, Hooes Road and Furnace Road and Vulcan/Occoquan regional Park

In a related decision today, the CTB also awarded a $444,190 contract to Valleycrest Landscape and Development, Inc. of Ashton, Maryland for landscaping along Route 123 between Lee Chapel Road and Burke Lake Road.

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