The Cameron Station Civic Association continues to stay actively engaged on issues that impact our community, serving as an important voice in monitoring local developments and advocating on behalf of residents. We appreciate their efforts to keep neighbors informed, and in this update, they share insights on the Van Dorn Street and Bridges Design Project, along with ongoing advocacy related to the Virginia Paving asphalt plant and its required 2027 closure timeline.
Read below for the Civic Association’s detailed report from the Cameron Station Board meeting on April 28, 2026, highlighting key updates and ongoing efforts.
Cameron Station Community Assoc. 4/28/26 Board Meeting – Key Updates
Update by Sash Impastato Cameron Station Civic Association
Current Matters
- Van Dorn Street and Bridges Design Project
- Virginia Paving Asphalt Plant
Green font indicates new additions from prior updates to the HOA board.
Van Dorn Street and Bridges Design Project
Civic Assoc. Position: The Civic Association is monitoring the situation in terms of potential traffic disruption along South Van Dorn Street.
Implementation Date: Construction is to begin in 2029.
Current Status: The City notes that the planning and conceptual design phase is in 2025-2026 and the detailed design phase is from 2026 to 2028.
Next Step: Continue monitoring and provide comments as necessary.
Project Summary: This project was first announced by the city on March 26. The City website notes that the city was awarded funding from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) to design and construct improvements to the South Van Dorn Street bridges to better accommodate people walking and biking. The project area is large and encompasses many of the most congested parts of South Van Dorn Street and extends from Farrington Avenue, through Eisenhower Avenue, Metro Road, Courtney Avenue, South Pickett Street, Dow Avenue and then McConnell Avenue. No mention of car traffic or consideration for how this will affect traffic congestion along South Van Dorn is mentioned on the city website for this project. In fact, the words “car” or “motor vehicle” do not appear on the city website.
For more information, go to: https://www.alexandriava.gov/transportation-planning/project/van-dorn-street-and-bridges-design-project.
Virginia Paving Asphalt Plant
Civic Assoc. Position: The Civic Association is actively engaging the City to ensure that Virginia Paving complies with its current special use permit (“SUP”) by vacating its property on or before January 1, 2027.
Implementation Date: January 1, 2027.
Current Status: Virginia Paving has received bids to buy its property and its outside council has stated that they would file a lawsuit if the City attempted to enforce this provision of its SUP. Virginia Paving has, in essence, informed the City that it intends to violate their SUP and wants to remain on location.
Next Step: We have commenced a vigorous campaign to persuade City staff and City Council to enforce the SUP requiring the company vacate the property by January 1, 2027.
Project Summary: This plant is on Courtney Avenue off of Van Dorn Street and a block up from Modera Tempo on South Pickett Street (5601 Courtney Avenue) and less than a football field away from Tucker Elementary School. The Civic Association took the lead in ensuring that the City imposed a sunset provision on plant operations in 2006 as part of its SUP and again in 2019 when that provision was enforced by City Council. As part of the 2006 SUP, the plant was also required to implement many environmental upgrades. Prior to these upgrades, Virginia Paving had been cited for over two dozen federal, state and local environmental violations. Moreover, Virginia Paving had violated its original 1960 SUP by doing nighttime paving and having trucks enter and egress its premises. It also continues to encroach over 36,000 square feet on a public right of way.
In response to an inquiry from the Cameron Station Civic Association, on January 15, 2025, the former Director of the Planning & Zoning Department, Karl Moritz, informed us that “[t]he Virginia Paving SUP approval, which allows the asphalt use to continue operating until January 1, 2027, directs staff to inquire with the applicant after 2024 about their redevelopment plans. That requirement is on our radar and now that it’s January 2025, we will be formally reaching out to Virginia Paving shortly. Once we receive information about the status of the site, we'll share that information with City Council and with the community, including Cameron Station (of course!).”
On November 4, 2025, the Cameron Station Civic Association sent Paul Stoddard (Director of Planning & Zoning) an email requesting that City staff make inquiry of Virginia Paving as to the status of their plans to relocate by January 1, 2027. On November 13, 2025, Mr. Stoddard stated that “[w]e’ll need to reach out to them for updates on their plans. I’ll let you know when I have additional information.”
Since we did not hear back from Mr. Stoddard on this time sensitive matter in over two months, the Cameron Station Civic Association sent a follow up email on January 19, 2026 to Director Stoddard with copies to, among others, the Mayor, City Council, the City Manager and the City Attorney. We requested that the City let us know what, if anything, Virginia Paving Company has done to be able to relocate by January 1, 2027. We also asked the City to let us know what the City intends to do to ensure that Virginia Paving complies with conditions 63 and 75 of its current SUP that was issued in 2019 (which require the plant to issue annual reports on its relocation progress and request a change in zoning to facilitate the relocation, respectively) as well as who will be responsible for the extensive environmental clean-up that will be required once Virginia Paving vacates the premises.
On March 3, 2026, Mr. Stoddard sent an email reply that, in essence, informed us that Virginia Paving intends to violate their SUP and wants to remain on location. Mr. Stoddard stated that “Virginia Paving has shared with us that they have not had significant interest from developers seeking to redevelop the property. They have asked staff informally about options to continue operating either in their current or a reduced status. Such a request would need to be considered through a Special Use Permit (SUP) application. As with all requests, if they were to file an application, the process would follow the required steps – technical review by staff, public hearing and recommendation by Planning Commission, and then public hearing and consideration by Council. Staff’s review would include recent and potential neighborhood impacts as well as alignment with the adopted small area plans.”
On April 3, 2026, the Civic Association filed a FOIA request designed to find out if Virginia Paving complied with conditions 63 and 75 of its current SUP that was issued in 2019 (which require the plant to issue annual reports on its relocation progress and request a change in zoning to facilitate the relocation, respectively) as well as what bids or expressions of interest the company received to buy its property. We expect a reply to the FOIA request the week of April 20, 2026. In addition, we have meetings with Councilman Chapman on April 21 and with the Mayor on April 24.
Given Virginia Paving’s long history of bad conduct as evidenced by (1) violating its original 1960 SUP, (2) violating its current SUP, (3) violating over two dozen local, state and federal environmental and other laws (including a violation in 2024 of the Clean Water Act), and (4) continued operations near an elementary school while emitting toxic substances, the Civic Association has determined that every effort needs to be made to force the City to finally enforce the sunset provision of the SUP.
Upcoming Civic Association Meetings
Membership Meetings: at 7:00-8:30pm = May 6 , September 2, and November 4, 2026.
Executive Committee Meetings: at 7:00-8:30pm = June 3, August 5, and October 7, 2026.
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The Cameron Station Civic Association is a neighbor-led organization dedicated to advocating for the interests of our community within the City of Alexandria. Established in 2000, the Civic Association works to ensure that local voices are heard on key issues such as development, public safety, traffic, and environmental concerns. With a focus on keeping residents informed and engaged, the Civic Association plays an active role in helping Cameron Station maintain a strong and thoughtful presence in citywide decisions.
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