A public hearing is being held in Woodbridge on November 16 to give residents time to comment on the Route 1 project.
According to a release, the public hearing is being held to solicit comments from residents about the “proposed location and design for the project to widen U.S. Route 1 between Featherstone Road and Mary’s Way.”
The public hearing will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Fred Lynn Middle School at 1650 Prince William Parkway, stated a release.
The Route 1 expansion project was prompted by the growing amount of traffic congestion seen along the road over the past several years.
“In 2015, there were roughly 38,000 to 41,000 average daily trips along that stretch of U.S. 1 in Woodbridge. Those numbers are expected to expand to 55,000 to 59,000 average daily trips by 2040,” stated a release.
More on the proposed project, from a release:
The $100-million improvement project will widen the existing, undivided four-lane highway to a six-lane, divided highway and will include a multi-use trail on the east side of U.S. 1 with a sidewalk on the west side of the road. The project will include traffic light synchronization and undergrounding utilities.
Information regarding the schedule of the 1.3-mile project will be discussed at the meeting. The initial environmental site assessments have been completed, and design should be finished in December 2017. Early rights-of-way acquisitions are scheduled to begin this January. Early construction, including utility relocation, is scheduled to begin in January 2018. Construction on the project is scheduled to be completed by April 2021.
The project will be funded by a combination of local, state and federal money, administered through the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, or NVTA, which was created in 2002 by the General Assembly as a regional body to develop the regional transportation plan and to address transportation issues in Northern Virginia. The NVTA manages public funds for transportation projects designed to reduce congestion throughout the region.
Residents who attend the meeting will be able to submit oral or written comments on the project.
To review the project plans before the hearing, residents can visit the Prince William County Department of Transportation at 5 County Complex Court, Suite 290, in Woodbridge.
