Columbia Pike Utility Undergrounding & Streetscape Improvements: County Line to Four Mile Run

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Construction Update – April 2, 2021

From South Columbus Street to South Frederick Street, contractor crews for Comcast are pulling cable and setting hardware to relocate their service into the underground duct bank.

Contractor crews for Dominion Energy have completed similar work from South Columbus Street to South Greenbrier Street. Next, they will determine a schedule for connecting properties to the underground cable.

Fort Myer Construction crews continue to address project punch list items at the following Columbia Pike intersections: South Jefferson Street, South Greenbrier Street, South Frederick Street and South Columbus Street. And during the next two weeks, we expect them to resume installing permanent pavement markings as weather permits.

Upcoming work and expected impacts

The Two-Week Construction Update describes construction activities planned for Monday, April 5 through Sunday, April 18.

Relocated bus stops

Bus stops will be temporarily moved during construction for this project and the Transit Stations project – see a list of temporary bus stops

Location

Columbia Pike from the Arlington/Fairfax County line to Four Mile Run (aka, the west end)

Status

Construction

Fort Myer Construction, the County’s contractor for this project, received its Notice to Proceed on Feb. 20, 2018. Total project construction, including utility undergrounding and street improvements, is expected to last approximately three years, until early 2021.

About the Project

This work is part of the Columbia Pike multimodal project that will make Columbia Pike a safer, more accessible route for all users. Arlington is transforming this main thoroughfare into a complete street that balances all modes of travel and supports high-quality, high-frequency transit service.

In addition to visible improvements to the road, extensive work will occur below the roadway – to replace aging and leak-prone water and sewer pipes and to bury existing overhead utilities underground.

Public Process

This open house provided information on two Columbia Pike projects that had entered new phases of construction: Multimodal and Transit Stations.

December 2019: Staff provided a project update to the County Board - View the presentation