Under Construction: Route 123 over Route 7 Bridge Rehabilitation in Fairfax County
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This project is rehabilitating the northbound and southbound Route 123 (Chain Bridge Road) bridges over Route 7 (Leesburg Pike). The bridges were built in 1965.
The planned improvements include:
- Repairing and resurfacing the concrete bridge decks
- Repairing bridge piers, abutments and bearings
- Painting steel bridge beams
- Repaving Route 123 adjacent to the bridges
At the bridges, Route 123 averages up to 30,000 vehicles a day and Route 7 averages up to 86,000.
Estimated Costs
Preliminary Engineering - $300,000
Construction - $2.2 million
Total - $2.5 million
The project is financed with state and federal State of Good Repair funding used for maintenance of structures and bridges.
Benefits
The project aims to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians and extend the overall life of the bridges.
Major Milestones
Public Information Meeting - May 2019
Advertise for Construction - August 2019
Award Construction Contract - November 2019
Begin Construction - January 2020
Final Completion - Winter 2020/21
Resources
Other relevant links:
Programmatic Categorical Exclusions
- Southbound Bridge - February 2019
- Northbound Bridge - August 2018
Fairfax County Tysons Transportation Projects and Studies
Major funding source: State of Good Repair
Phase: Under Construction
UPC: 111685, 111686
State ID: 0123-029-385, P101, B640; 0123-029-384, P101, B641
Federal ID: STP-BR0-9 (297)
Lat/Long: 38.918934, -77.231364
Locality:
Fairfax
