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Data centers’ last-minute letter seeks to weaken county policies for PW Digital Gateway

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Manassas, battlefield, park, civil war
Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center is located on Route 234 near Manassas, Virginia.

(Prince William Times / Metered Paywall) — Prince William County’s draft plan for the Prince William Digital Gateway envisions a 2,100-acre data center corridor next to the Manassas National Battlefield Park and Conway Memorial State Forest that would allow up to 27.6 million square feet of data center space – likely spread across dozens of buildings – while also dedicating about 800 acres to new parks and trails, protecting historic assets and mitigating harmful impacts on wildlife and the Occoquan Reservoir.

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Defense attorneys argue alleged Denny’s gunman suffered childhood trauma, did not plan to shoot DoorDash delivery man

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Two men were shot, one fatally, after two armed men entered a Denny's restaurant near Manassas on Dec. 26, 2019. [Surveillance photo: Prince Willam police)

 

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Opinion: NVTA regional transportation plan unaffordable and ineffective

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Prior to midnight Monday, September 19 comment deadline, twelve non-profit organizations submitted a joint letter urging the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to reject its proposed $76 Billion TransAction 2045 long-range transportation plan.

In our view, TransAction is unaffordable and ineffective and takes the region in the wrong direction. It represents a stapling together of local wishlists and not the results of a bottom-up alternatives analysis.

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$24 million quadrant intersection work to begin at Parkway, University

By Potomac Local News

On Tuesday, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is joining the Prince William County Department of Transportation to celebrate the start of construction on the Prince William Parkway and University Boulevard Intersection Improvements Project.

The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission will fund the regionally significant project with a total investment of nearly $24 million.

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Virginia rule on legislators leaving districts could add more intrigue to 2023 elections

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(Virginia Mercury) — After past redistricting cycles, the number of Virginia General Assembly members having to switch districts was kept to a minimum because legislators were allowed to draw careful lines around each other’s homes to avoid doing damage to incumbents.

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I-95 overnight closures, height restrictions start next week

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Interstate 95 travelers can expect overnight delays over the next two weeks in the Fredericksburg area for bridge work as part of the 95 E-ZPass Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project.

Next week, crews will begin to lift and install bridge beams for a replacement American Legion Road overpass. This overpass is at mile marker 138 in Stafford County, which is between exit 140 (Courthouse Road) and exit 136 (Centreport Parkway).

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