Route 28 Bypass Resources

Active Prince William Documents

• Active Prince William’s rebuttal to the alleged benefits of building the Route 28 Bypass, as asserted by the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance

• Question & answer exchange with PWC Transportation staff regarding the Route 28 Bypass Project on July 10, 2020

• Question & answer exchange with the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority regarding the NVTA-funded Route 28 Improvements Design and Construction Project (Project # 2018-032-1) on July 24, 2020.

• Crafting a better “Purpose and Need” Statement for the Route 28 Corridor Improvements

• The missing Prince William County Comp Plan amendment needed to advance the Route 28 Bypass

Rte 28 Items from PW Board of County Supervisors Meetings

• Initiation of Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Remove the Tri-County Parkway/Rt. 28 Extended and Add Godwin Drive Extended North to Rt. 28 North of Bull Run, September 5 2017 (not approved)

• Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Consider all of the Alternatives Identified in the Route 28 Corridor Feasibility Study, September 5, 2017

• Prince William County Director of Finance explaining what taxes could be raised to pay for road bonds, May 7, 2019 (view recorded video on left)

• Mobility Bond Projects presentation, January 28, 2020

• June 16, 2020 staff request to schedule a public hearing to endorse the Bypass location (Alternative 2B) and begin its preliminary engineering (view video recording of board and staff discussion on left)

• June 16, 2020 adopted resolution to authorize a public hearing on July 14, 2020 to endorse the Bypass location (Alternative 2B) and begin its preliminary engineering (includes staff report and presentation)

• July 14, 2020 staff proposal to endorse Alternative 2B

• Video recording (on left) of the July 14, 2020 public hearing (and subsequent BOCS discussion) to endorse the Bypass location (Alternative 2B) and begin its preliminary engineering

• July 14, 2020 adopted BOCS resolution to defer the vote to endorse Alternative 2B to August 4, 2020

News Stories and Blog Posts

• The Tri-County [Bi-County] Parkway is looking like a done deal for Loudoun, Prince William counties, Washington Post, September 4, 2012

• Planning commission removes Bi-County Parkway from comp plan, InsideNoVa, February 23, 2016

• The Virginia Highway Project That Never Dies Will Lie Dormant — For Now, WAMU, March 2, 2016

• Supervisors remove Bi-County Parkway from comprehensive plan, InsideNoVa, March 18, 2016

• Route 28 fix won’t mean the end of the Bi-County Parkway, Potomac Local, August 17, 2017

• Prince William must ax old Tri-County Parkway if it hopes for funding for Godwin Drive Extended, Potomac Local, September 1, 2017

• Residents examine Route 28 Manassas bypass, unintended consequences, Potomac Local, September 8, 2017

• The Best Bypass to “Fix Route 28” Does Not Require Building A New Highway Through Bull Run Parkland, Prince William Conservation Alliance, December 4, 2017

• Bi-County Parkway off the table, but policymakers still seek north-south fix, InsideNoVa, February 16, 2018

• BI-COUNTY PARKWAY: Desire for highway alive and well in Loudoun County, Prince William leaders react, Potomac Local, July 16, 2019

• Opinion: Forget the 28 bypass plan. Build three new southbound lanes instead, Potomac Local, October 8, 2019

• Final plan for Va. Route 28 will come after bond referendum, InsideNoVa, October 10, 2019

• VDOT recommends $38M in improvements to Va. 28 in Manassas Park, Prince William Times, May 27, 2020

• Residents voice concerns about lost homes, environmental impact of proposed Va. 28 bypass, Prince William Times, July 2, 2020

• Supervisors defer vote on Va. 28 bypass location, Prince William Times, July 15, 2020

• Supervisors pass on resurrecting controversial bi-county parkway, Prince William Times, July 15, 2020

• Prince William County staff back Route 28 bypass; public hearing planned in July, InsideNoVa, July 16, 2020

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Materials

• Virginia Department of Transportation Bi-County Parkway Location Study (Formerly Tri-County Parkway Location Study) (August 2013)

• Tri-County Parkway

• Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions (STARS) Program

• Centreville Road (Route 28) STARS Safety and Operational Improvements Study