The Prince William Board of County Supervisors deferred action on a project to build a Route 28 bypass.
Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega asked for more time to talk to constituents who live in the area where the four-lane road will be built, in the Loch Lomond section of the county near Manassas. A total of 54 homes in this neighborhood will be demolished as part of the project.
Van Buren Road tops a list of transportation projects that Prince William County transportation officials hope the state will fund through its Smart Scale program.
The $70-million project would extend the road about three miles, from Route 234 in Dumfries to Cardinal Drive in Dale City. The extension would create a new parallel route to Interstate 95 and would take up to six years to build the four-lane street.
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Prince William police tell us three people were arrested following an altercation outside the Prince William County Government Center on Tuesday, July 14.
The Virginia Cooperative Extension-Prince William has received $75,000 in grant funding from Virginia Housing to support the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Financial Education and Housing Counseling program.
According to Keith Walker, a Communications Analyst for the Office of Executive Management, the grant helps the Prince William Cooperative Extension office with the emergency support funds to maintain service delivery for HUD housing counseling agencies, which he believes will be utilized by more and more people due to the current global pandemic.
Stafford County saw multiple crimes happening on July 10 and 11 involving larceny, vandalism, a hit and run, drugs, and a DUI.
Major Shawn Kimmitz from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office sent us a press release detailing the criminal activity that occurred. Here is what we know:
Commuters driving on Northbound Interstate 95 will begin traveling over a new overpass of Route 17 near Exit 133 in Stafford County.
Motorists will experience a temporary rough travel surface near the new overpass and uneven lanes. Motorcyclists are advised to remain in their travel lane in this area. Paving of the final travel surface will occur on Tuesday through Friday evenings this week, with lane closures between 10 p.m. and 4:30 a.m.
The Commonwealth’s Attorney, Amy Ashworth, has announced charges for the suspect in a fatal car accident that occurred on May 1, at Cardinal Drive in Prince William County that resulted in the death of Deborah Lynn Talbot.
According to a press release from the Office of Commonwealth’s Attorney, the suspect, identified, as Cierra Dickerson, 19, has been charged with the following:
On Tuesday, July 14, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors will vote whether or not to endorse the county transportation staff’s recommended Route 28 bypass project location – Alternative 2B.
Alternative 2B will extend Godwin Drive to existing Route 28 just south of Compton Road at the Fairfax County border and requires the condemnation of at least 50 single-family homes. In addition to the $89 million in Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funding already allocated, this project will also require the Board of County Supervisors to commit $200 million in bond funding in the near future which will require the Board to pay off this bond with some form of increased tax.
