Chain Bridge Road - Eaton Place Intersection Improvements

This would significantly decrease residents of Assembly Dr's access to I-66 as we will be unable to turn left onto Chain Bridge Rd if these changes are made. As a resident I strongly oppose it.

@Bgr5943 Traffic exiting the Assembly will access Chain Bridge Road toward I-66 via the new signal just north of Norman Avenue.

I strongly oppose this change. Residents of Asesemly Drive will have greatly reduced access to i66 if I’m reading this correctly. I66 is my primary commute route and would increase my commute greatly.

I commend the city for installation of the signal between Eaton Place and I-66. It has significantly reduced traffic on the frontage road in front of Best Western, the Moose Lodge and into the apartments. A large number of cars from the apartments now exit to RT 123 and I-66 via the new signal. The traffic, not going thru to Eaton Place is very much reduced.

I very much object to the planned closing off of the frontage road (just discussed) at Eaton Place. The businesses and residents on that road require deliveries of supplies, commercial waste removal trucks, access for emergency vehicles (fire trucks), and definitely access by school busses. Large vehicles cannot navigate the new signal entrance located in front of the Moose Lodge. Please consider not closing off access to that service road. The Eaton Road access NO LONGER POSES THE DANGER that originally drove this project. The new signal on Chain Bridge (RT-123) has done a great job in relieving that traffic proble.

I strongly support the proposed 60% design for this project. Separating the sidewalk from the shared use path is a must for safety. That lady with her walker would never make it along that sidewalk with joggers and cyclists breezing by.

I strongly support the proposed 60% design for this project. I applaud the plan to maintain the berm, and the safer alternative of separating sidewalk from shared use path cyclists. As one who primarily walks city paths, I always feel much less safe when cyclists are using the same path than when we are separate

Concernedne - A new page was launched for this phase of the project. All comments from the first round of engagement were shared with the city council before they voted to endorse the design. A public hearing is scheduled for March 25.

The extra light is worthless. Just causes more delays once you finally make a left from Chain Bridge Service Road to Chain Bridge Road.
Additionally, why were all previous comments that opposed this removed?
This discussion has been ongoing for years but those old comments do not appear.
Seems like the dictatorship of mayor insisting something be will be and silence other voices

This is not a do-able design it is a waste of taxpayers' money and would not improve anything for the residents on the north side of Rt123. It should not be done, and the city council should stop trying to sneak it. That money is really burning a hole in your pocket ??? exercise some discipline and restrain, stop trying to push and unneeded project.

I totally agree. Thank you for addressing this. I work at 103 06 Eaton Place. It is noticeably congested. There is a lot of pedestrian traffic and it is concerning with so much traffic and blind turns.

@flowerlover - We anticipate construction beginning in 2027. A more detailed schedule will be available at a later date. Thanks.

When is the service road going to get blocked off entering Eaton?

This is a great design and a much-needed improvement for all residents and travelers in our city. It should not be delayed to appease a single community

JLL - Thank you for your comment. Comment moderation is an automated feature of the engagement platform. Staff did not remove your comment. You may send the Audubon link directly to the mayor and council. All feedback from the previous round of outreach was shared with City Council before they endorsed the current project design. Transportation staff is looking for feedback on the 30% design plans. Thank you.

Posting again because moderators removed my comment stating that wildlife assessments that are not sponsored by the city are against the proposal because of the irreversible ecological damage, and increased risk of flooding to residents.

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Original comment- What happened to the hundreds of comments that residents already provided years ago? Oh yeah- you didn’t like the response so now you’re trying to rewrite history. I spoke extensively about the wildlife and environmental impacts at several town halls. Now another group is saying the same thing. What is the point of community engagement if you don’t listen? (Link to the study is now removed because the City wouldn’t post it… they clearly don’t want any other message and biased assessments to be reviewed by citizens).

Removed by moderator.

Thanks for your question, Hank W. The original design was a two-lane roundabout. After the Orchard signal and the new VDOT signals near I-66 went in, we remodeled it and realized it wouldn’t work well there.

Was a rotary design considered? It would make an excellent traffic flow and act as a more natural slowing of traffic. automatically it would reduce the high speed approach from Oakton and I-66 entering the city.

The existing intersection is extremely dangerous; there are frequent wrecks (including a dead motorcyclist recently). It is difficult to see pedestrians using the crosswalk when turning from Chain Bridge Rd due to how the crosswalk must be placed back from the access road. People also ignore the traffic signal for the access road frequently. Closing the access roads badly needs to be done, even if some cars will continue to attempt to cut through the hotels and businesses on either side. I work off of Eaton Place and have no objections to the current design.

I suspect that Eaton Place will continue to be extremely busy, especially at rush hour, unless the intersection with Fairfax Blvd were closed and traffic accessing Eaton Place from Fairfax Blvd were forced to take the new University Drive Extension/Northfax East extension. It's just too convenient a shortcut for people connecting from Fairfax Blvd to Chain Bridge Rd.

This plan makes it very difficult to go east bound from Cobbdale. It looks like another waste of money. Why can't Cobbdale just get some sidewalks?