Franconia District Restriping Survey

The Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Northern Virginia Paving Program improves hundreds of miles of roads in Fairfax County every year. VDOT and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) use this program as an opportunity to increase safety for people who walk, bike, and drive with road and crosswalk improvements while minimizing the financial investment in restriping work.

Through the restriping program, FCDOT reviews VDOT’s draft repaving list and searches for opportunities to add new active transportation improvements through striping modifications. These improvements typically include bike lanes, crosswalks, and road diets.

FCDOT staff hosted a virtual public information meeting to provide an overview of proposed restriping projects in the Franconia District on Sept. 24, 2025.

A recording of the meeting, along with any shared slides, can be found here shortly after the meeting concludes. Residents have two weeks to submit comments and respond to a survey about these proposals. The deadline to take this survey is Oct. 8, 2025.

Note: VDOT has not finalized its 2026 repaving list. FCDOT’s restriping proposals depend on VDOT repaving the respective roadways. If VDOT delays repaving any of these roadways, the proposed restriping will also be postponed. All improvements are subject to VDOT approval.

1. Please select your preferred option for Southgate Drive (South Kings Highway to Richmond Highway).

B. Remove both parking bays, adding buffered bike lanes on both sides of Southgate Drive

65%

C. Remove 54 parking spaces and add buffered bike lane to westbound Southgate Drive retaining 60 parking spaces on eastbound Southgate Drive

22%

A. Make no changes to Southgate Drive (no bike lanes)

14%

Closed to responses | 37 Responses

2. Please select your preferred option for Elder Avenue (Franconia Road to south entrance of Forestdale Elementary School.)

B. Remove both parking bays and add bike lanes to both sides of Elder Avenue (33 parking spaces removed)

75%

A. Make no changes to Elder Avenue (no bike lanes)

25%

Closed to responses | 56 Responses

3. Are you in favor of adding a crosswalk at Hunter Village Drive and Jewelweed Court, crossing Hunter Village Drive? In order to meet sight-distance requirements, 3 parking spaces (marked in yellow) on Hunter Village Drive must be removed.

Are you in favor of adding a crosswalk at Hunter Village Dr & Jewelweed Ct crossing Hunter Village Dr? In order to meet sight-distance requirements 3 parking spaces (marked in yellow) on Hunter Village Dr must be removed.

Yes

90%

10%

Closed to responses | 40 Responses

4. Please use this space to add any additional comments regarding these proposals.

Closed for Comments

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Franconia District Restriping Survey

Franconia District Restriping Survey

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1. Please select your preferred option for Southgate Drive (South Kings Highway to Richmond Highway).

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2. Please select your preferred option for Elder Avenue (Franconia Road to south entrance of Forestdale Elementary School.)

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3. Are you in favor of adding a crosswalk at Hunter Village Drive and Jewelweed Court, crossing Hunter Village Drive? In order to meet sight-distance requirements, 3 parking spaces (marked in yellow) on Hunter Village Drive must be removed.

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4. Please use this space to add any additional comments regarding these proposals.