Final Design For $70M PW Parkway Interchange Approved By Supervisors

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — A new interchange will come to Woodbridge, at Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously approved the final design for the interchange this week.

The project is estimated to cost $70 million, according to a report from county staff. Officials expect construction to begin in Spring 2025 and end in Spring 2027.

The new interchange will introduce an underpass, as thru traffic on Prince William Parkway will travel under Minnieville Road. The project will also introduce improvements to nearby intersections at Elm Farm Road, Golansky Boulevard, and Madrona Lane to accommodate traffic during construction.

The project is being partially funded by local Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. The Prince William County Department of Transportation is working to secure additional funding.

The next step in the construction process is right-of-way acquisition for the county.

"Right of way and temporary and permanent easements will be required

from approximately 14 properties," county officials wrote in a presentation. "Three total property acquisitions with commercial displacement required."

At Tuesday's county supervisors meeting, two people spoke to the board about the proposed design.

Renate Grooms was the first speaker in front of the board for Tuesday's meeting. She is the president for the Old Dominion Square condominiums, near the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road.

"I bought my business in 2010 when it was just a normal intersection. Meanwhile, it is enlarged and we gave up one line of our property to make the road bigger," Grooms told the board.

She noted that the property includes 81 units and is part of River Run Senior Housing. The complex can host a total of 2,000 residents and has only one way in and one way out. This becomes an issue when there are car crashes at the intersection or first responders at the senior apartments, Grooms said.

"I am asking that when this project is getting pursued, that we get an extra intersection or entry into our place," Grooms said. "I was told by VDOT that we would not be as important because we do not have a Safeway or a large shopping center. But we have businesses."

On the other side of the intersection, a proposed shopping center known as the Quartz District is planned in the coming years. Supervisor Victor Angry of the Neabsco District mentioned the Quartz District, and its anchor tenant, during his remarks.

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"This road improvement ties to a huge development, it's the Quartz District that we've been talking about," Angry said. "In the beginning of all our developments we always talk about infrastructure first, and this is an infrastructure improvement that helps with that project, which still has a Whole Foods connected to it, just want to put that out there."

Public comment for the interchange will remain open through Oct. 25. Comments can be sent to . Hoainam Nguyen, the project manager. The next step in the project is right of way acquisition, which is slated to begin this month. The final design process is expected to continue until fall 2024.