Alexandria is planting some new trees in the medians along the recently reconfigured Holland Lane.
Excavation work to prepare for the four plantings will start today (Monday) and is expected to take four days, depending on the weather.
“To accommodate construction equipment, southbound vehicle and bicycle lanes on Holland Lane between Jamieson Avenue and Eisenhower Avenue will be closed on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,” the city said in a press release. “During these hours, southbound traffic will be detoured via John Carlyle Street.”
The work isn’t expected to affect northbound traffic, use of the adjacent cycle track, or access to the sidewalks and Whole Foods Market.
The plantings are the latest step in a project intended to make Holland Lane safer and more comfortable for all travelers. In the works since 2024, the bulk of construction — including the addition of the cycle tracks, new curb ramps and medians, and repaving and lane striping work — was completed by the end of May earlier this year.
Reducing the road from four to two lanes, one in each direction, the improvements also included the installation of new flexible bollards, street signs and traffic signals.
Running from Duke Street to Eisenhower Avenue, Holland Lane was the site of 13 crashes between 2018 and 2024, six of them involving pedestrians, Alexandria City officials said when they started soliciting feedback on the project.
Preliminary state data doesn’t show any crash reports on Holland Lane for 2025 or so far in 2026.
