Prince William County taxpayers are renting 370 spaces from the church at Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road for $289,000 per year.
Transportation officials made the deal last month to rent the lot after Potomac Mills mall reduced commuter parking there from 1,000 spaces to 250.
Police have not released the identified any of the victims in the crash, nor have they released details on how it happened.
Crash investigators on the scene say at least five vehicles are believed to be involved.
The High Occupancy Vehicle lanes between Dumfries and Edsall Road will close this weekend.
Officials with the Virginia Department of Transportation have ordered the closure so inspectors can get a close-up look of the condition of the lanes.
Police will close both the north and southbound lanes of the four-lane highway at the intersection of Fairfax County Parkway between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Investigators will reconstruct a fatal crash that took the life of 54-year-old Paul J. Krause of Fairfax Station.
The fire was doused at 9:31 a.m. and now only one lane of traffic is getting by the mess, said Prince William fire and rescue spokeswoman Kim Hylander.
Traffic cameras along they highway show traffic in the area stalled in both the north and soutbound directions.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Commuters will have another chance to be heard this month at a town hall meeting.
The face of Washington’s Metrorail map will soon change forever, and those changes will affect riders on the Blue and Yellow lines.
Metro officials announced today their plans to realign service on the Blue and Yellow lines.
The crash happened about 11:45 a.m. at mile post 152 at Dumfries. Those involved in the crashed suffered injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
Initial reports indicate police were directing traffic up the exit ramp to Dumfries Road (Va. 234) to get drivers around the crash, but later asked the ramp be closed to drivers.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors this week approved a new bus storage facility on Cinderbed Road at the intersection of Newington Road.
The site is in an industrial area and was once home to a concrete plant.
Dale City, Va. –– Drivers will soon have a more room to turn at Dale Boulevard and Benita Fitzgerald Drive.
