OmniRide will open the Transit Center to the public Wednesday for the first of two 40th-anniversary houses the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission put on the calendar at its Sept. 3 meeting.
The Woodbridge house runs 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 14700 Potomac Mills Road.
OmniRide is marking 40 years of service this August with community open houses and other events. The public is invited to tours from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the OmniRide Transit Center, 14700 Potomac Mills Road in Woodbridge, and from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Western Maintenance Facility, 7850 Doane Drive in Manassas. Guests can explore buses, meet staff, enjoy food trucks, and enter raffles.
Operated by the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, the agency has grown from its 1986 roots into a regional network with free local bus, microtransit, and paratransit service extended through June 2027. Ridership hit 2.5 million trips in Fiscal Year 2026. Details on the planned time capsule and contests were not included in the release. More information is available at OmniRide.com.
House Bill 900, a far-reaching proposal to overhaul Virginia’s sales tax system and transportation funding, was introduced this month and is now pending in the House Committee on Finance.
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Date/Time/Place: Jan. 20–21, 2026; 6:30 a.m.; Courthouse Road commuter lot, Stafford County, Virginia
