Clarendon Metro Plaza Changes Coming Soon

A contract worth more than $760,000 to improve the Clarendon Metro Plaza is up for approval at the County Board meeting this Saturday, May 19. The board is scheduled to vote on granting the contract...

Clarendon Dog Park to Get Revamped

James Hunter Park in Clarendon is about to get a facelift. At its meeting on Saturday, May 19, the County Board is expected to award a contract for construction of the dog park, at N. Herndon and...

Construction Imminent on Pentagon City Development

  (Updated at 10:05 a.m.) After several years of delays, construction is finally about to get underway on the third phase of the Metropolitan Park development in Pentagon City. Three...

Wilson Blvd Construction Winds Down, Next Phase in the Works

There's been a lot of work on Wilson Boulevard in Virginia Square for months, but the second phase of a large scale renovation project is nearly complete. The latest work involved removing a small...

Crystal Drive to be Converted into Two Way Street

Crystal City's main drag will be getting a major facelift. A contract has been awarded to convert Crystal Drive from a one way street into a two way street. During its meeting on Saturday, the...

Changes Coming to Hayes Street in Pentagon City

(Updated at 3:30 p.m.) If the County Board approves the construction contract, work could start soon on a major road improvement project near the Pentagon City mall. An agenda item is on the...

Washington Blvd Bridge Project in Beginning Stages

Construction crews are on site as a large scale construction project on Washington Boulevard and Columbia Pike begins. The Washington Boulevard bridge will be replaced, and the interchange with...

Photos: Getting Ready for Office Construction in Clarendon

About a month from now, in early May, a groundbreaking is expected to be held for a new 280,000 square foot mixed-use office project in Clarendon. In the meantime, the block on which the...

Latest Design for Mosaic Park Revealed

The latest conceptual design plan for major improvements to Mosaic Park (544 N. Pollard Street), near Ballston, includes interactive water features, a playground, a multi-use court and a small...

New Interactive Map Shows County Development

It seems like development projects are always popping up somewhere in Arlington. A new online map highlights all that development, and gives data about each project. The county's Planning Research...

Morning Notes

Contractor Chosen for New Ballston Apt. Tower -- KBR Building Group has been tapped to build "The Place at Founders Square," a new 17-story, mixed-use residential tower at 4000 Wilson Boulevard....

Construction, Detours Set for New Pike Interchange

Get ready for major construction on a new Washington Boulevard/Columbia Pike interchange and bridge. Starting this spring -- as soon as final regulatory approvals are issued -- crews will begin...

Workers Report Ghost Sightings at Overlee

(Updated at 3:15 p.m.) Something eerie is going on at the Overlee property, and it has nothing to do with logistics of the pool renovation project. Workers report seeing an extra person lingering at...

Courthouse Plaza Construction Progressing, but Slowly

There's progress on the brick work construction that has left Courthouse Plaza torn up for more than a year. But not enough progress that visitors can expect to walk through anytime soon without...

Work on Dominion Transmission Line Project Continues

  Ever wonder what the building being constructed across Route 50 from the Courthouse neighborhood is? It's a new Dominion power substation, and its part of a major electrical transmission...