Comstock Announces Sound Wall Funding

A new sound wall will be constructed in McLean’s Scotts Run community to protect against noise from the beltway, Del. Barbara Comstock announced this week.

Comstock, R-McLean, said the section is located between Lewinsville Road and Georgetown Pike. The gap in the sound wall has left homeowners living on Scotts Run, Helga Place and Saigon Road with a considerable amount of traffic noise from the Capital Beltway, according to Comstock’s office.

The Virginia Department of Transportation announced that the bidding closed on March 27, with an estimated construction cost of $3 million. The contract will now be sent to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for approval before construction can begin on the section. When completed, the sound wall will be one contiguous, 3,000-foot wall between 18 to 19 feet tall.

“I am pleased we have resolved this longstanding problem and that construction of a sound wall at Section 13-A on the Capital Beltway will now move forward,” Comstock said in a statement. “I am pleased that VDOT has worked with us in the community and recognized that this solution best serves our neighborhoods and quality of life for homeowners in Scotts Run, Helga Place and on Saigon Road. I understand that the noise from the Capital Beltway greatly impacts everything from home values to the quality of life in these neighborhoods.

“This is a significant step in what was a long, ongoing process for my neighbors in the Scotts Run Community. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank members of the Scotts Run community, the Virginia Department of Transportation, VDOT Chief Engineer Garrett Moore, and Congressman Frank Wolf who have worked with us to make this positive and much needed solution a reality.”