In the effort to add new toll lanes to Interstate 66, a trail used by hikers and horseback riders underneath the highway connecting the Manassas Battlefield to other nearby parks was nearly lost.

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When complete in 2024, two new bridges and seven ramps will carry cars through the interchange over Prince William Parkway.

A new pedestrian bridge over Route 234 will connect to an existing pedestrian walkway winding south past the Lake Jackson Dam.


A criminal expungement clinic may be coming to a neighborhood near you.

On Saturday, March 21, Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk Jacqueline Smith held the region’s first Expungement Clinic. The seminar, held in Dumfries, was meant to show residents how to have criminal charges removed from their records.


Prince William County is about to welcome nearly 30 new firefighters.

On Wednesday, March 30, at 11 a.m., the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue will hold its graduation ceremony for Recruit Class 2021-2 at the Grace Life Community Church, 9560 Linton Hall Road, in Bristow. Battalion Chief James Mirable will preside over the ceremony.


Four people are hospitalized after a car slammed into a Chipotle.

At 12:11 p.m., Monday, March 28, fire and rescue crews units were dispatched to the 1900 block of Daniel Stuart Square in Woodbridge for a report of a vehicle crashing into a restaurant. Crews arrived to find a car partially into the building.


According to parks spokesman Amir Wenrich, the new $1 million building will feature permanent restrooms and accessibility improvements to expand recreational opportunities and accommodate more park users. The building also includes a concession area and storage space

Construction on the new building is expected to be completed in October 2022.


I-66 East will be closed with two-way traffic running on the I-66 west side so that crews can safely install bridge beams over the eastbound lanes. This work is part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project.

The ramp from Sudley Road north and south to I-66 east will also be closed nightly with detours posted.


Beginning Wednesday, March 30, 2022, and every Wednesday for the next few months, Prince William County Taxpayer Services Call Center will open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Every other day of the work week, the center will keep its regular 8 a.m to 5 p.m. hours. The center is closed on weekends.


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