Arlington National Cemetery southern expansion

under planning

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to carry out the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) southern expansion. The proposed expansion site is approximately 70 acres, bounded by Washington Boulevard (Route 27), I-395, the Virginia Dept. of Transportation Maintenance Complex, the Foxcroft Heights neighborhood and the cemetery. ANC proposes to establish a single contiguous parcel of land south of the cemetery by closing, realigning and relocating local roadways, and developing the parcel to increase the cemetery’s burial capacity by 40,000-60,000 spaces for first graves and inurnments. A new Southgate Road will be realigned, and Columbia Pike will be straightened.