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NOVA-NR07-40 Oct. 19, 2007 |
Construction Begins on Final Route 28 Interchange
The Virginia Department of Transportation, members of the Route 28 Corridor Improvements team and local officials will break ground tomorrow on the Route 28 and Frying Pan Road interchange in Fairfax County. It is the last of 10 interchanges that have been built or are underway as part of the Route 28 public-private partnership in Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
The $24.5 million design-build project will be completed by fall 2009. The intersection at Route 28 and Frying Pan Road will be replaced with a trumpet-style interchange with a bridge that will carry Frying Pan Road over Route 28. Most of the right of way for the interchange has been donated by the Airports Authority and adjacent landowners.
Seven interchanges have been designed and constructed under the agreement VDOT signed in 2002 with The Clark Construction Group Inc., Shirley Contracting Company LLC, and Dewberry. In Fairfax County, interchanges have opened at Air and Space Museum Parkway, McLearen Road, Westfields Boulevard. In Loudoun County, interchanges have opened at Church/Waxpool Roads, Old Ox Road and Sterling Boulevard, and Innovation Avenue. Construction is underway at Nokes Boulevard interchange in Loudoun County and at Willard Road interchange in Fairfax County.
A total of ten interchanges are being built as part of a $300 million design-build contract under Virginia's Public-Private Transportation Act, which allows private entities to propose innovative solutions for designing, building, financing and operating transportation improvements.
The original 14-mile widening of Route 28, from Route 7 in Loudoun County to I-66 in Fairfax County, began in 1987 and was completed in 1991. Route 28 was transformed from a two-lane road to a six-lane divided highway with interchanges at Routes 50, 7 and the Dulles Toll Road.
Funding for the Route 28 corridor is provided in a combination of public and private funds, with 75 percent of the corridor improvements supported by the Route 28 special tax district. State and county funds make up the remainder of the total cost of the project.
Note to editors: A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Thursday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. Directions: From Route 28 northbound or southbound, turn at the traffic signal onto Frying Pan Road. Stay in the right lane, travel approximately ½ mile and look for the entrance to the ceremony on the right. (Flagmen and signage will be posted.) The entrance will be just prior to Sunrise Valley Drive.
The $24.5 million design-build project will be completed by fall 2009. The intersection at Route 28 and Frying Pan Road will be replaced with a trumpet-style interchange with a bridge that will carry Frying Pan Road over Route 28. Most of the right of way for the interchange has been donated by the Airports Authority and adjacent landowners.
Seven interchanges have been designed and constructed under the agreement VDOT signed in 2002 with The Clark Construction Group Inc., Shirley Contracting Company LLC, and Dewberry. In Fairfax County, interchanges have opened at Air and Space Museum Parkway, McLearen Road, Westfields Boulevard. In Loudoun County, interchanges have opened at Church/Waxpool Roads, Old Ox Road and Sterling Boulevard, and Innovation Avenue. Construction is underway at Nokes Boulevard interchange in Loudoun County and at Willard Road interchange in Fairfax County.
A total of ten interchanges are being built as part of a $300 million design-build contract under Virginia's Public-Private Transportation Act, which allows private entities to propose innovative solutions for designing, building, financing and operating transportation improvements.
The original 14-mile widening of Route 28, from Route 7 in Loudoun County to I-66 in Fairfax County, began in 1987 and was completed in 1991. Route 28 was transformed from a two-lane road to a six-lane divided highway with interchanges at Routes 50, 7 and the Dulles Toll Road.
Funding for the Route 28 corridor is provided in a combination of public and private funds, with 75 percent of the corridor improvements supported by the Route 28 special tax district. State and county funds make up the remainder of the total cost of the project.
Construction schedule for interchanges on Route 28 
Note to editors: A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Thursday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. Directions: From Route 28 northbound or southbound, turn at the traffic signal onto Frying Pan Road. Stay in the right lane, travel approximately ½ mile and look for the entrance to the ceremony on the right. (Flagmen and signage will be posted.) The entrance will be just prior to Sunrise Valley Drive.
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