Pedestrians Can Also Use Bridges to Cross Streets Safely
Bridges across some of the region’s busiest roads in Tysons Corner and Reston will not only allow passengers to access the future Silver Line Metro trains but will also allow pedestrians to cross the road.
Two stations in Phase 1 are built in the middle of Route 7, two are on the northwest side of Route 123, and one in the middle of the Dulles International Airport Access Highway. Rail riders will use the pedestrian bridges to cross the to the stations. Non-riders simply needing to cross the roads safely can use them without paying rail fares.
The project has already begun placing pedestrian bridges to connect these stations to pedestrian pavilions. The first of these bridges was installed at the McLean (aka Tysons East) Station connecting that station to the pavilion on the opposite side of Route 123 at Colshire Drive. The installation required overnight closings of both directions of Route 123.
Also, the bridges were placed over the eastbound and westbound lanes of the Dulles Toll Road/Dulles Airport Access Highway at the Wiehle-Reston East (aka Wiehle Avenue) Metrorail Station. That work required multiple overnight detours and closings on both the toll road and the airport highway.
The bridges also have been placed over the east and west bound lanes of Route 7 at the Greensboro Metrorail Station which is in the median of Route 7 near Marshalls and SAIC.
Bridges will be placed across Route 123 at the Tysons Corner Station (aka Tysons Central 7) at Route 123 and Tysons Boulevard and across the east bound and west bound lanes of Route 7 at the Spring Hill (aka Tysons West) Metrorail Station in January or February.
