New Wawa Approved Along Route 28 In Manassas Area

MANASSAS, VA — A new Wawa convenience store and gas station were approved Tuesday by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on the Route 28 corridor in the Yorkshire neighborhood. The board approved rezoning and a special use permit to allow the store.

The convenience store will be located at 8314 Maplewood Drive to the east of Route 28. It will join fellow Pennsylvania-founded Sheetz in the Yorkshire neighborhood. There are several Wawa locations in the Manassas area but none yet in Yorkshire.

Wawa has not shared an anticipated opening date for the new location. Wawa is a gas station and convenience store with made-to-order food, coffee and more offerings.

The public hearing had one public speaker discuss the store's impact on traffic flow. Enson Guerra, who lives near the planned Wawa, expressed concerns about traffic conditions at Route 28 intersections with Maplewood Drive and Leland Road, particularly in the morning. Guerra said cars block the intersection when drivers on Maplewood Drive and Leland Road have a green light to turn onto Route 28.

"A lot of times they block the entire green light cycle so individuals who are trying to commute during the morning off of Maplewood and Leland Road are stuck on those roads because the drivers ignore the 'do not block intersection' signs," said Guerra. "So with this Wawa being developed there on that corner, this is only going to increase traffic from cars merging out of the gas station and further blocking it up and causing issues."

Guerra supports the Wawa use but asked if the county could put a red light camera at the intersection to address cars blocking the intersection.

Jessica Pfeiffer, representing Wawa's preferred developer Frontier Companies, said left turns to Route 28 will be eliminated from that side of Maplewood Drive. A right turn lane from Route 28 and left turn lane from Maplewood Drive will be added to enter the Wawa. Pfeiffer said signal timing adjustments sought by surrounding residents will also be added when the transportation improvements occur. The transportation improvements are expected to begin construction in late 2027 and be completed in late 2028 or early 2029.