Site work and new construction of a transportation facility in Arlington, Virginia. Design plans call for the construction of a transportation facility.

The access improvement plan for the Ballston-MU Metrorail Station includes a new entrance at the west end of the station to provide easier access from the Glebe Road area and growing development in the western part of Ballston. This new entrance will be located at the intersection of N. Fairfax Drive and N. Vermont Street and will include two street level elevators and either escalators or stairs connecting to an underground passageway and new mezzanine with stairs and elevators to the train platform. The new entrance will have fare gates, fare vending machines, and an attended kiosk. The project is a carryover from past CIPs. The land owner/developer of adjacent property began the engineering and design of the west entrance as part of the approved site plan for redevelopment of the adjacent private property. The developer advanced the design work to the 30% design level, but put work on hold in 2006 due to market conditions and postponement of the approved site plan for the adjacent private property of which the new entrance was part. Subsequently, the property has changed ownership and the new developer may submit a revision to the site plan. The proposed funding plan consists of local, state, and private sector funding. Arlington will coordinate with WMATA to complete the design to 100% final construction documents. Arlington and WMATA will need to develop and approve a project coordination agreement. In addition, Arlington, WMATA and the adjacent property owner will need to develop and approve a tri-party project agreement. This project also includes associated on-street transit facilities for connecting bus service. The project is included in the county's adopted FY2019 - FY2028 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). As of April 11, 2022, the County has issued a task order to an on-call architecture and engineering (A&E) firm to update the previous set of 35% design plans for the project and to prepare bridging documents for a design-build procurement, and another task order to an on-call construction cost estimating firm to perform a top-to-bottom review of the project with the goal of reducing costs and revising the funding plan. Although a firm timeline for construction has not been determined, construction is not expected to start prior to 2023. *Project information, including timeline and contacts, has been obtained through public sources. The content management team continues to pursue additional details; however, the contact(s) listed have yet to disclose or confirm any information. Inquiries should be directed to the contact(s) listed.