Pershing Drive from North Barton Street to North Piedmont Street, Arlington, VA 22201 View Map
Pershing Drive from North Barton Street to North Piedmont Street , Arlington, VA 22201
This project is paused as part of the FY 2026-2036 Capital Improvements Plan.
This project will implement bus stop and intersection improvements on Pershing Road between North Barton Street and North Piedmont Street. The improvements will make travel along this corridor safer and more accessible for all users of the road.
The project is divided into seven segments between North Barton Street and North Piedmont Street.
Completed Segments
A – Pershing Drive & North Oakland Street – Completed 2020
D – Pershing Drive & North Irving Street – Completed 2017
E – North Highland Street and North Garfield Street intersections – Completed 2020
F – Pershing Drive & North Fillmore Street – Completed 2020
I – Pershing Drive & Washington Boulevard - Completed 2022
Future Segments
B – Pershing Drive & North Nelson Street
C – North Jackson Street and North Kenmore Street intersections
D - Pershing Drive & North Irving Street Curb Extension
This project implements improvements in the Barton-Piedmont corridor identified in the Master Transportation Plan. Through community engagement conducted in 2016 and 2017, residents and others interested in the project helped identify and prioritize corridor improvements. Implementation began in 2017 and continues as funding is available
Engagement Level: Consult
Project staff presented revised concept designs at a joint meeting with the Lyon Park and Ashton Heights Civic Associations on May 31, 2017. The revised concepts are indicated in this chart.
Staff collected comments on the preliminary concepts from the community. This chart summarizes some of the most frequently heard comments and notes staff’s action.
The revised scope of the project included improvements to intersections and completed the implementation of the Bus Stops Consolidation Plan.
Funding
This project is paused as part of the FY 2027-2036 Capital Improvements Plan.
Safety and accessibility improvements were implemented on Pershing Drive between Washington Boulevard and North Barton Street as part of a pilot, or test, installation.
Project Manager Kyle Kling 703-228-6989
Media Inquiries Claudia Pors 703-228-0745