Here’s the Latest Update on Transportation Projects in the County

Monday, 21 Dec 2015

County News & Features

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors recently received updates from the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Prince William County Department of Transportation on the status of transportation projects across the county.

Prince William County transportation projects:

Burwell Road-Fitzwater Drive Improvements: Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative has relocated all of its utilities. Verizon facilities relocations are underway. Due to the relocations, the start date may be affected. Construction will follow the relocations with completion slated for June 2016.
Va. 28 Phase I – Linton Hall Road to Vint Hill Road: 85 percent of the subbase for realigning Vint Hill Road is complete. Blasting operations and waterline placements are complete; and 85 percent of the sound walls on Va. 28 are installed. The project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2016.
Va. 28 Phase II – Fitzwater Drive to Vint Hill Road: Final design plans are in for the Virginia Department of Transportation to review and utility relocation has begun. The Va. 28 Phase II and the extension of Vint Hill Road will be combined into one contract and 30 percent of the plans are scheduled to be submitted to VDOT by August 2016.
Hellwig Park Entrance Improvement: The parking lot paving is complete and 90 percent of the entrance relocation activities are finished. The Department of Parks and Recreation will coordinate and manage the design of the parking lot lighting system. Design plans for a sanitary sewer connection has been approved by the Prince William Service Authority. Verizon is relocating utility lines and should be finished by this month.
Minnieville Road – Spriggs Road to Va. 234: All rights-of-way offers have been sent to property owners, and 21 of 66 property owners have accepted county offers to purchase the rights-of-way or easements. A construction advertisement is scheduled to go out in January 2016 with a construction award scheduled for June 2016.
Purcell Road Improvements: Utility relocation and clearing are expected to begin this month. Construction is scheduled to be completed no later than Oct. 31, 2016.
Logmill Road Improvements: Construction to realign Logmill Road started in September. There is a detour in place. Rights-of-way negotiations with one property owner are ongoing. Residents have been updated with the project's status. Construction is expected to be complete in August 2016.
Gideon Drive Sidewalk between Dale Boulevard and Opitz Boulevard: Construction is 95 percent complete and placement of the retaining wall has started. The sidewalk is scheduled to open to foot traffic this month.
Antietam Road Sidewalk: Plans have been submitted to VDOT for final review. Comments, if any, are expected from VDOT in January 2016. Rights-of-way purchases are expected to be complete in January 2016. Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2016.
Fuller Road-Fuller Heights Road at Quantico Marine Corps Base Entrance: VDOT has authorized the county to begin rights-of-way acquisitions. The base has restarted the project and has shared 65 percent of the project plans with the county. The base is expected to have 100 percent of the plans ready for construction bids by the spring of 2016. Construction advertisements are contingent on the base granting easement and utility relocations and awarding its portion of a contract.
Blackburn Road Sidewalk: Rights-of-way and easement acquisitions are underway. The county is coordinating with Verizon on utility relocation. Comments from VDOT are expected this month and construction is scheduled to begin in November 2016.
U.S. 1 – Featherstone Road to Mary's Way: Design for storm water management is ongoing as is the preparation for an environmental impact study. Traffic analysis is ongoing and design waiver requests have been sent to VDOT for review. Preliminary road plans have been submitted to VDOT. A citizen information meeting will be held the first quarter of 2016.
U.S. 1 – Neabsco Mills Road to Featherstone Road: The project is broken into three phases with construction occurring simultaneously. Phase I – Neabsco Mills Road to Dale Boulevard, Phase II – Dale Boulevard to Delaware Drive, and Phase III – Delaware Drive to Featherstone Road are all under construction. Traffic signals at Blackburn Road and Dale Boulevard have been installed. Phase I, between Dale Boulevard and Blackburn Road, is complete with final completion of all three phases scheduled for June 2016.
Va. 234-U.S. 1 Turn Lane Modification: Construction has begun on the $2.4-million project with completion set for the fall of 2016.
Powell's Creek Pedestrian Footbridge: The project is currently in the design phase. Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2016. Completion is set for November 2016.
Old Bridge Sidewalk: The Prince William Department of Transportation has signed an agreement with VDOT and funds for the $692,700 project have been approved by the board. Authorization to begin design is expected in January or February 2016.

VDOT transportation projects:

Interstate 66 Active Traffic Management: Construction is underway to install technology to help with communications for traffic management between U.S. 29 in Gainesville and the District of Columbia. The scope of the project to manage the flow of traffic includes gantry installation, lane-shoulder control displays, incident detectors, cameras and responsive incident management.

I-66 Widening between U.S. 29 and U.S. 15 in Haymarket: Includes one High Occupancy Lane (HOV-2) and one General Purpose Lane in each direction. Construction is underway with completion set for the summer of 2016.
Reconstruct the Interchange at I-66 and U.S. 15: Construction is underway. The bridge beam installation is complete. Route 15 traffic shift onto new bridge is anticipated in spring 2016 with project completion anticipated in late summer 2017.
U.S. 1 and Va. 123 Interchange: A bid has been accepted and the contractor is scheduled to receive a notice to start work in early 2016. Utility construction is underway.
Aden Road Bridge: Construction is underway. Temporary road closure with detour is in place. The historic bridge will be rehabilitated and preserved.
U.S. 1 Widening in the Town of Dumfries: Design is underway for widening from Va. 234 to Brady's Hill Road. A citizen information meeting is anticipated for early 2016. Future phases of the project are contingent on evaluation and prioritization from the state.
Dale Boulevard Safety Projects: Design is underway to add a southbound left-turn lane at Hillendale Drive.
Brentsville Road Bridge: Construction is underway and a detour is in place. Work on substructure is complete and concrete for bridge deck has been poured. VDOT anticipates reopening the bridge before the end of the year.
Washington Street Safety Improvements in Occoquan: VDOT crews are working on final punch list items, which are scheduled to be complete by the end of the year.
Va. 28 Study: A study to identify short and mid-term solutions for transportation between the City of Manassas and I-66 is underway. Study comments from public meetings are available at VDOT's website.
I-66 Tier II Study: A study to address current and future congestion needs for I-66 between U.S. 15 and Interstate 495. Public meetings were held in early 2015. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public meetings were held in May and June of 2015. An EPA study document is near completion. An Interchange Justification, or IJR, is being drafted. An IJR is a document to justify new access points, or revisions to access points to an interstate highway.