In Design

Project Background

Woodlawn Road and Beulah Street were closed to public access through Fort Belvoir as a security measure after Sept. 11, 2001. This meant a major loss of east-west arterials in this part of Fairfax County. 

Together, the U.S. Army, FHWA, VDOT and Fairfax County will construct a replacement road through Fort Belvoir from Richmond Highway (Route 1) to Telegraph Road (Route 611), to be named Mulligan Road.

When Mulligan Road opens to traffic in 2012, congestion on Telegraph Road would increase substantially unless Telegraph Road is also improved. For this reason, Telegraph Road will be widened from Beulah Street to Leaf Road, and will be complete when Mulligan Road opens.

What's Being Done

Mulligan Road:  
This project will first realign the offset intersection of Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway (Route 235) with Mulligan Road (Route 619) at Route 1. Then crews will widen Mulligan Road to a four lanes (divided) to the Pole Road. 

Phase I of the Mulligan Road project from Pole Road to Telegraph Road through Fort Belvoir is under construction, and will extend Mulligan Road on its new alignment to Telegraph Road north of Piney Run. Features of the section between Route 1 and Pole Road:

• Four travel lanes and appropriate turn lanes
• Wide curb lanes to accommodate bicycles
• Raised, curbed medians
• Landscaping
• Five-foot sidewalks on both sides

Telegraph Road:
Telegraph Road, from Beulah Road to just south of Hayfield Road, will be similar to the portion previously constructed from Route 1 to Beulah Street:

• Four travel lanes and appropriate turn lanes
• Dedicated on-road bicycle lanes
• Raised, curbed medians
• Landscaping

Project Corridors

Mulligan Road will widen what is currently Old Mill Road onto Woodlawn Plantation property. Mitigation for this impact has been addressed through a Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement. Once past Pole Road, Mulligan Road will be entirely on U.S. property at Fort Belvoir and the Humphries Engineer Center.

The Telegraph road widening will impact both Fort Belvoir/Humphries Engineer Center and private properties.

Right of Way

No displacements or relocations of families or businesses are anticipated. Right of way will be dedicated from Hill Top Sand and Gravel and permanent easements conveyed by the U.S. Army. As the project is further developed, additional easements for maintenance, construction, grading, storm water management, and utility relocations will be required beyond the proposed right of way shown on the project plans. For further information about the right of way process, contact:

Brian Costello, District Right of Way Manager
VDOT Northern Virginia District Office
14685 Avion Parkway
Chantilly, VA. 20151

(703) 383-2174

Environmental Considerations

An Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared by FHWA resulting in a "finding of no significant impact" (FONSI). Wetlands will be impacted on both Mulligan Road and Telegraph Road.

A noise analysis was also performed for the project under FHWA regulations and the VDOT State Noise Abatement Policy. Noise impacts were identified and mitigation was evaluated where warranted and feasible. The noise analysis contains further details.

Click here to review the environmental document on the FHWA Web site.

About the Projects

VDOT Project No. 0611-029-303, P102, R202, C502
Telegraph Road from Route 613 (Beulah Street) to 0.4 miles south of Hayfield Road (Rte 635)

VDOT Project No. 0235-029-102, P101, R201, C501
Mulligan Road From Richmond Highway (Route 1) to Pole Road (Route 622)

FHWA Project No. VA-A-AD-48(2)
The Federal Highway Administration – Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (FHWA-EFLHD) in cooperation with VDOT and Fairfax County is developing the design for thse two separate roadway projects to be constructed together.

Project Schedule

Spring through Fall 2009: Final design
Fall 2009: Right-of-way acquisition
Summer 2010: Begin construction
Summer 2012: Open to traffic

Resources

Design Public Hearing documents:
 Public Hearing Ad
 Public Hearing Brochure
 Comment Sheet
 Public Hearing Presentation
 Comments Summary
 Scanned Comments

Contacts

Mr. Leonard (Bud) Siegel, P.E., 703-383-2433