WASHINGTON — Arlington County is taking the next steps toward fixing one of its most confusion intersections.
The goal is to make Clarendon Circle — the mashup of Wilson, Clarendon and Washington Boulevards — easier and safer for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians.
Right now, the county is trying to complete deals with four property owners to acquire permanent easements in order to improve sidewalks, curbs, gutters, utilities and drainage.
Last month, the county board approved easements on a piece of land owned by the Catholic Diocese of Arlington at a cost of just under $25,000.
It expects to wrap up deals with the other four owners in the next few months.
After that, the county hopes to complete the engineering in a few months and begin reconstruction in the summer of 2018.
According to a news release, the redesign is recommended and supported in the Master Transportation Plan (MTP) and in the Clarendon Sector Plan.
The project major features include:
- Reducing intersection size
- Shortening pedestrian crossing distances and widening sidewalks
- Better aligning Washington and Wilson Boulevards
- Upgrading traffic signals
- Improving area lighting and Installing new “Carlyle” streetlights
- Widening center medians at all crossings
- Adding on-street bike lanes
- Improving bike routes
- Planting street trees
