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2023 VRE Operations Board Leaders Take the Helm

By Bekah Whittacre
Fairfax County Supervisor Walkinshaw

Members of the 2023 Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board Executive Committee were installed Friday in a brief ceremony during which outgoing Chair Margaret Franklin of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors passed the gavel to James Walkinshaw of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Walkinshaw was the VRE board’s vice chair in 2022.

“I’m excited and honored to serve as chair this year,” said Walkinshaw. “VRE is fortunate to have an Operations Board dedicated to the system’s success, talented staff committed to our mission, and loyal riders who recognize the value of the safe, convenient, and reliable service we offer. 2023 will be a pivotal year as riders continue returning to the system and we undertake the critical task of updating our long-term vision through our System Plan 2050 process.”

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OmniRide announces updated bus schedules starting Jan. 30

By Deshaun Jefferson

Schedules for Express, Metro Express, and Local routes will change on that date. OmniRide Connect micro transit pilot program is now operating in Manassas Park. It replaces the OmniRide Local Manassas Park route. Some routes operate from the new Balls Ford Road Commuter Lot in Manassas.

The new schedules are available here https://omniride.com/service/schedules/ .

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13 cars involved in crash that closed I-95 in Spotsylvania

By Potomac Local News
Photo: Virginia State Police

At 2:44 p.m. today, January 25, 2023, Virginia State Police responded to a multi-vehicle crash northbound on I-95 at the 116-mile marker at the Caroline County and Spotsylvania County lines.

Three separate crashes involving a total of 13 vehicles were involved. Only one person was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Group seeks alternatives to flyover bridge at Route 123/Old Bridge

By Potomac Local News

The Lake Ridge Occoquan Coles Civic Association will meet virtually on Thursday, January 26, to discuss alternative designs for a proposed flyover at Prince William County’s “Frogger” intersection.

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Estimated cost for Minnieville/Parkway intersection rises, Balls Ford nearly done

By Potomac Local News
Caption: Greg Andricos, Wagman President and COO, left, Former Coles District Supervisor Marty Nohe, Khattab Shammout, Prince William County Department of Transportation, or PWC DOT, Dagmawie Shikurye, PWC DOT, Prince William County Chair at-Large Ann Wheeler, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, or NVTA, Chair Phyllis J. Randall, NVTA CEO Monica Backmon, Prince William County Acting County Executive Elijah Johnson, Elnour Adam, PWC DOT, Dic Burke, Virginia Department of Transportation, Mark Gunn, Rinker Design Associates and  Ricardo Canizales, PWC DOT break ground for the Route 243 and Brentsville Road Interchange Project which is expected to be completed in about two years. [Photo: Prince William County Government]

A planned interchange at Prince William Parkway at Minnieville Road is expected to cost as much as $100 million.

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Prince William transportation director: ‘We’ve got to get more people back to transit’

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As more Prince William County residents continue to abandon Virignia Railway Express, the county’s transportation director is not ready to give up on the state’s only commuter rail service, or on the long-talked about notion of extending Metro to the county.

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VRE unveils plans for bridge over tracks at Broad Run station in Manassas

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Virginia Railway Express today unveiled plans for a new street bridge to connect drivers and pedestrians to its Broad Run station at Manassas Airport. 

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$24 million innovative intersection project approved in Manassas Park

By Deshaun Jefferson

On January 17, 2023, the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) voted to approve funding for Phase I of the Route 28 (Centreville Road) Innovative Intersections project from Manassas Drive to Spruce Street in Manassas Park.

The CTB approved over $24 million worth of funding for the Innovative Intersections project. This funding was approved after years of efforts from Delegate Danica Roem (D), the Manassas Park Governing Body, and the Manassas Park Government staff to secure funding to improve Route 28, the city stateed in a press release.

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