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ALEXANDRIA, Va - Alexandria's Department of Transportation and Environmental Services will repave four streets and install speed cushions on two others during the week of May 4, the city announced in a Friday news release.
Repaving is scheduled on East Abingdon Drive and West Abingdon Drive, each from Washington Street to the end; Hatton Court from Doris Drive to the city limits; and Madison Street from North Columbus Street to Washington Street. Speed cushions will be installed on Martha Custis Drive and Gunston Road.
Three of the four streets — both Abingdon segments and Hatton Court — appear on the city's FY 2026 Capital Street Resurfacing Program list, which tracks major curb-to-curb resurfacing projects. Madison Street is not on that list, suggesting it is being addressed through routine street maintenance rather than the capital program. The city distinguishes between major capital resurfacing, which fully replaces street asphalt, and ongoing patching and small paving handled by the Street Maintenance Division.
The capital list, last updated March 24, shows about 25 streets completed so far this fiscal year and roughly 18 still pending, including the three set for next week. Each entry includes a pavement condition index score from 1 to 100, with lower scores indicating worse conditions. Hatton Court is rated 13 on that scale; the Abingdon segments are rated 29 and 23.
Affected residents and businesses receive advance notice through project signs or letters, the city said. Temporary "No Parking" signs are posted before work begins, and vehicles left in posted areas are subject to ticketing and towing. The schedule is subject to change based on weather, equipment, utility coordination, and other city projects.
The city maintains more than 561 lane miles of road and resurfaces about 50 lane miles each year, according to the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services. Crews patch roughly 5,000 potholes annually. Main arterial roads are typically resurfaced every 8 to 12 years and residential streets every 10 to 15 years, though the schedule can shift based on utility work, development, and funding.
In a separate newsletter, Saturday, Councilman Abdel Elnoubi pointed residents to the proposed FY 2027-2036 Capital Improvement Program for a longer view of paving plans. The CIP outlines about $20.6 million in street reconstruction and resurfacing across FY 2027 through FY 2029, with roughly $5.6 million in FY 2027 covering more than 30 segments.
Higher-profile corridors on the FY 2028 list include King Street from Dangerfield Road to Fairfax Street, Seminary Road from North Beauregard Street to the city limits, and West Braddock Road from Quaker Lane to Van Dorn Street. The city ranks resurfacing priorities using a pavement condition index, which scores each street segment from 1 to 100 based on a survey conducted every three years. The most recent survey was completed in 2025, with the next planned for 2028.
The CIP document notes that the project list is a draft and will be finalized.
More information is available at alexandriava.gov/Potholes.
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