Prince William County Interchange, More Projects In Proposed NVTA 6-Year Funding

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — Northern Virginia Transportation Authority began soliciting public feedback about 24 projects in the region as part of the FY2024-2029 Six Year Program. Nine localities, including Prince William County, and the Virginia Railway Express have submitted proposals seeking nearly $1 billion in funding for transportation projects.

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority develops the long-range transportation plan for Northern Virginia. Every two years, the authority updates its six-year plan to allocate regional transportation funds to transportation projects with a focus on multimodal projects to reduce traffic congestion.

For the Fiscal Year 2024-2029 Six Year Program, Prince William submitted a request for $172 million to fund five projects:

• Route 234 and Sudley Manor Road interchange: $115 million
• Route 234 bicycle and pedestrian facility over I-95: $12 million:
• The Landing at Prince William Transit Center: $25 million
• Triangle mobility hub and first/last mile connection improvements: $10 million
• Route 234 operational improvements: $10 million

The largest funding request is $115 million for an interchange at Route 234/Prince William County Parkway and Sudley Manor Drive as well as improvements to the intersection with Wellington Road. According to the authority, there are significant delays affecting through traffic on Prince William County Parkway at the Sudley Manor Drive and Wellington Road intersections due to their proximity. The interchange would grade separate Prince William Parkway and Sudley Manor Drive and possibly bridge Wellington Road over Prince William Parkway. The project is near the approved Innovation Town Center.

The pedestrian and bicyclist facility over I-95 project focuses on a shared-use path along Route 234/Dumfries Road. It will connect to the end of the existing path at the southbound I-95 ramp to Route 1. The path will be 10 feet wide, except in areas with right-of-way limitations.

The Landing at Prince William Transit Center calls for a new transit center for transit and carpool riders at the existing Horner Road Commuter Lot in Woodbridge with access to I-95 and Prince William Parkway. The lot also has access to OmniRide Express bus routes and the "slugging" carpool program. Multiple bus bays will be built to support bus operations and future transit in the I-95 corridor.

The Triangle mobility hub is planned to support new OmniRide bus routes and future transit in the Route 1 corridor. The project calls for a 200-foot pull-off area with room for up to three 45-foot buses, bus shelters, lighting, bike racks and lockers and other transit amenities. Missing links of pedestrian and bicyclist paths will be constructed, including a crosswalks with ADA ramps at the Graham Park Road and Old Triangle Road intersection.

The county also seeks $10 million for 12 closed-circuit television cameras, two dedicated dynamic message signs, four changeable message signs, detector enhancement, larger cabinet installation and fiber communication installation along the Route 234/Dumfries Road corridor between Interstate 95 and Interstate 66.

Outside the county, the City of Manassas is seeking $4.02 million to fund a roundabout at Route 28 and Sudley Road. The roundabout project would replace the current signalized intersection at Centreville Road, Sudley Road and Prescott Avenue with a two-lane roundabout. Centreville Road and Sudley Road would have two receiving lanes, and Prescott Avenue would have one receiving lane. According to the authority, the roundabout could reduce angle crashes, lower vehicle speeds and lane widths to reduce crash severity and reduce rear-end crashes with less stopped vehicles at the intersection.

In the City of Manassas Park, $40 million in funding is sought for phase two of its Route 28 corridor improvements between Manassas Drive and the Fairfax County line. The phase two from Spruce Street to Orchard Bridge Drive includes a restricted crossing u-Turn at Brown Lane, Maplewood Dr, Leeland Road, and Orchard Bridge Drive; median u-Turn at Yorkshire Lane/Falls Grove Dr. signal modifications; continuous raised median for access control; turn lanes; 5 to 6 ft sidewalk on the east or west side of Route 28, a box culvert extension north of Leeland Road; right-of-way and easement acquisition; and utility reconfigurations.

The total amount of funding requested by the localities and VRE was $947,219,560. A full list of the 24 projects can be found on the NVTA website.

The authority's Fiscal Year 2024-2029 Six Year Program will be adopted on July 11.

Residents can provide input on the projects using an online form, by phone at 703-947-7606, mail to NVTA’s Offices: 2600 Park Tower Dr. Suite 601, Vienna, VA 22180 or virtually or in person during the public hearing on May 9, at 7 p.m. at NVTA’s Offices, 2600 Park Tower Drive, Vienna, VA 22180 – First floor conference room.