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Franconia to Lorton Third Track
Franconia to Lorton Third Track — a third main track through Fairfax County, designed and built by CSX under the Comprehensive Rail Agreement
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- Buyer
- Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
- Where
- Virginia · Alexandria
- Segments
- Track, Civil works, Signalling
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control
- Status
- Planned — 100 per cent design.
- Value band
- no contract value published · $100–500m (USD, for comparison)
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Csx ifb released August 2026 · Csx pre bid meeting September 2026 · Csx bids due October 2026 · Csx anticipated ntp1 October 2026 · Csx anticipated ntp2 March 2027 · Construction completion June 2029 · Vpra anticipated award November 2026 · Vpra anticipated ntp2 June 2027 · Vpra limited ntp goal January 2027
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100 per cent design. The construction contract for this project is bought by CSX, not by VPRA: CSX released its invitation for bid in August 2026 and construction bids are due at 12 noon Eastern in October 2026. CSX's own solicitation, as VPRA republishes it under Partner Opportunities, sets a first notice to proceed in October 2026, a second in March 2027 and construction completion in June 2029. VPRA's own programme documents give different dates and all four are carried below. The signal cutover at the new Beltway Interlocking is complete and track and signal work for the retirement of Ravensworth Interlocking is complete. Sixteen of fifty-six right-of-way acquisitions are complete and offers have been made on every parcel.
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- How the figure was arrived at
- Key dates (9)
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- Note on the figure
- Exact value
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8 sources · all primary
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) Board · Resolution of 27 August 2026: FY27 Budget Amendment and Approval of Management Reserve Balance, with Exhibit A, the Amended Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (I-95 Corridor comparison and capital project tables) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Executive Director's Report, August 2026 — project-by-project cost, contractor, status and grant tables (61 pages) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Project Updates — staff presentation to the Board, 27 August 2026 (right-of-way acquisition, utility relocations, Franconia to Lorton and Siding A procurement schedules) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Current Contracting Opportunities — VPRA's own solicitation list, read in full on 14 September 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Key Project Funding Updates — staff presentation to the Finance Committee and Board, 21 May 2026 (Sidings C/D/E/F mileages and costs, Richmond Layover Facility funding) (published 2026-05-21 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● CSX Transportation, Inc. and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation · Comprehensive Rail Agreement, fully executed without exhibits — purchase price and the three railroad right-of-way segments (58 pages) (published 2021 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Resolution of the VPRA Board, January 2025: Authority to Execute Project Addendum for the Franconia-Lorton Third Track and Railroad Bridges over Newington Road, with Exhibit A, the project addendum with CSX Transportation (34 pages). Carries a $1,000,000 construction contingency threshold and no contract price (published 2025-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Board Meeting Materials — agendas, minutes, decision briefs, resolutions and staff presentations, August 2026 back to January 2026 (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
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| Long Bridge project, north and south packages · 2 parts | VPRA | In execution | Varies by part | |
| Long Bridge North Package | VPRA | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded December 2023 |
| Long Bridge South Package | VPRA | In execution | $500m–1bn | Awarded January 2025 |
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| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County sewer relocation Franconia Lorton | VPRA | Bids closed | $5–25m | Bids closed August 2026 · award expected |
| Franconia-Springfield Bypass | VPRA | In execution | $500m–1bn | Completion 2029 |
| Railroad Bridges over Newington Road | VPRA | Planned | no contract value published | Target 2029 |
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