Falls Church lays out $59M transportation CIP, boosts paving and smart‑cities work amid staffing constraints

Summary

City staff told council the FY26–FY31 transportation capital improvement program totals roughly $59 million and proposed increases to operating funding for paving, sidewalk missing‑links and streetlight maintenance; staff also described a smart‑cities partnership and local operations upgrades but warned of staffing and capacity limits.

City staff presented a transportation portfolio that places infrastructure and pedestrian safety projects at the center of a six‑year CIP and proposed near‑term budget increases to boost pavement work, sidewalk “missing links” and signal and streetlight maintenance.

Public works and planning staff said the transportation component of the capital improvement plan is about $59,000,000 over six years — roughly 40 percent of the city’s CIP — and includes projects both under construction (W&OD crossings, Broad Street HAWK signals) and projects in design or planned (Maple & Annandale roundabout, South Washington bus stop improvements, Fellows Park sidewalks).

To better maintain the existing network, public works proposed increasing the FY26 operating allocation for infrastructure maintenance from roughly $700,000 in FY25 to $1.4 million. The recommended FY26 package also uses…

Falls Church lays out $59M transportation CIP, boosts paving and smart‑cities work amid staffing constraints

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