Sterling Boulevard/W&OD Trail Overpass

Loudoun County is working on developing the 100% design plans for the Sterling Boulevard/W&OD Overpass project. This project is located along public park property owned by NOVA Parks, crossing the public right of way of Sterling Boulevard that is maintained by VDOT. The design phase requires extensive coordination with both agencies as well as the owners of multiple utilities. The design phase is estimated to be completed by fall 2024. 

Once complete, the overpass will remove the W&OD Trail’s last at-grade crossing of a four-lane roadway in Loudoun County.  

The proposed project provides for the design and construction of a W&OD Trail pedestrian/bike bridge over Sterling Boulevard (Route 846). Sterling Boulevard is Loudoun County’s only four-lane roadway that crosses the W&OD Trail at grade. When complete, the pedestrian/bike overpass will separate pedestrians, bicyclists, horseback riders and other users of the W&OD Trail from roadway traffic on Sterling Boulevard. 

 Visit the Sterling Boulevard and W&OD Trail Overpass project page to learn more and to sign up for alerts.

During its October 18, 2022 business meeting, the Board of Supervisors endorsed the location and major design elements of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (W&OD) Trail overpass at Sterling Boulevard. County staff now can proceed with the final design and preparation of construction documents. 

Once complete, the overpass will remove the W&OD Trail’s last at-grade crossing of a four-lane roadway in Loudoun County.  Throughout the process, residents were invited to provide input during a public meeting in March 2022.

NOVA Parks operates the 45-mile W&OD, a bicycle and pedestrian trail that runs from Shirlington Road in Arlington to North 21^st Street in Purcellville.

The proposed project provides for the design and construction of a W&OD Trail pedestrian/bike bridge over Sterling Boulevard (Route 846). Sterling Boulevard is Loudoun County’s only four-lane roadway that crosses the W&OD Trail. When complete, the pedestrian/bike overpass will separate pedestrians, bicyclists, horseback riders and other users of the W&OD Trail from roadway traffic on Sterling Boulevard. 
 
Visit the Sterling Boulevard and W&OD Trail Overpass project page to learn more and to sign up for alerts.

Loudoun County is hosting an online meeting to gain input from the public on the proposed Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail bridge over Sterling Boulevard. The public information meeting will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Members of the public are invited to join the virtual meeting to learn, ask questions and provide input about the project. 
 
Login information and meeting materials are available for review at loudoun.gov/trailoverpass. Meeting materials include a conceptual design as well as speaker sign-up and comment forms. Members of the public must sign up in advance to ask questions during the event by March 22, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. Online participants may also send questions to the project team as Q&A messages, which will be answered during the meeting as time allows.
 
 The proposed project provides for the design and construction of a W&OD pedestrian/bike bridge over Sterling Boulevard (Route 846). Sterling Boulevard is Loudoun County’s only four-lane roadway that crosses the W&OD Trail. When complete, the pedestrian/bike overpass will separate pedestrians, bicyclists, horseback riders and other users of the W&OD Trail from roadway traffic on Sterling Boulevard. 
 
For more information about the proposed Sterling Boulevard and W&OD Trail overpass, including a link to sign up for updates about the project and details about the upcoming public meeting, visit loudoun.gov/trailoverpass.