5 Reston Transportation Projects Included In NVTA's Long-Range Plan

RESTON, VA — Northern Virginia Transportation Authority adopted its long-range transportation plan on Thursday. The adoption was the final step in a two-year public engagement process to prioritize transportation funding in Northern Virginia.

The TransAction plan identifies 424 multimodal projects aimed at enhancing Northern Virginia's transportation infrastructure to meet the growing needs of the region.

The projects identified in the TransAction plan account for an estimated $75 billion in potential investments through 2045.

NVTA will use the TransAction plan to inform its decisions in implementing the Six Year Program for regional revenue funding.

View a full list of projects in NVTA's updated TransAction plan.

The following projects in and around Reston are included in the TransAction plan NVTA adopted on Thursday:

• Reston Parkway Widening: This project will widen Reston Parkway from four to six lanes between South Lakes Drive and the Dulles Toll Road/Route 267.
• Construct Lanes on Reston Parkway: Lanes will be added to the Reston Parkway between Sunrise Valley Drive to Baron Cameron Avenue.
• Reston Town Center Express Bus: Express bus service will be implemented between Reston Town Center and Fairfax Center via Reston Parkway and West Ox Road. These improvements may include the acquisition of vehicles needed to operate the service and the addition of maintenance/storage facilities, customer information, mobility hubs, bus stops, and access facilities.
• W&OD Regional Trail Capacity and Connectivity Enhancements: This multi-jurisdictional project will improve capacity at multiple sites along the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park. The project will follow models already implemented in Falls Church and Arlington County via previous NVTA funding. Improvements will include widening of the W&OD Trail, the addition of parallel trails, and the enhanced connectivity to other regional trails and nearby transit. The scope of this project not not only includes Reston, but sites within the Town of Vienna, Arlington County, Fairfax County, the Town of Herndon, Loudoun County, and the Town of Leesburg.
• Reston Parkway Sidepath: This project will fill gaps in paths along Reston Parkway between South Lakes Drive and Lawyers Road.

For the first time, NVTA included a seamlessly connected Bus Rapid Transit system across the region in its long-range plan. Local BRT would fill the gaps between the region's existing transit systems, such as Metrorail and the Virginia Railway Express.

By 2045, the Northern Virginia region is expected to grow by 23 percent to 3.14 million, and employment is expected to grow by 33 percent to 1.94 million, according to a release. NVTA deemed investments in a multimodal transportation network to be an essential part of its final plan if it was to meet the needs of this projected expansion.