Mason neck trail

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $308,000 to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) on May 23, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to fund preliminary engineering services for the Mason Neck Trail project in Fairfax County, Virginia. The grant supports the design and engineering phase of Segment #1, a one-mile segment on the western end of the trail that will connect the existing trailhead at Julia Taft Way (approximately 1,500 feet east of Richmond Highway) to previously completed trail segments at the Pohick Bay Regional Park Golf Course driveway. This project represents an infrastructure investment in active transportation and pedestrian connectivity within the Northern Virginia region.

VDOT is administering the grant as the primary awardee with a sub-award to the County of Fairfax Virginia's Department of Finance. The preliminary engineering phase encompasses the planning, design, environmental review, and specifications necessary to advance this multimodal transportation project toward construction. As a bicycle and pedestrian project eligible under the Highway Planning and Construction program, this funding supports the development of comprehensive transportation planning capabilities and enhanced active transportation network infrastructure in accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorization.

Project description

Fairfax county: from: julia taft way to: pohick BAY REG park golf driveway; preliminary engineering for the mile-long segment #1 on the western end of the trail which will connect the existing trail at julia taft way, approximately 1,500 feet east of richmond highway, to the previously-completed segments of the trail at the pohick BAY regional park golf course driveway.