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Prince William Parkway
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Route information
Length24.39 mi (39.25 km)
8.32 mi (13.39 km) on SR 234
16.07 mi (25.86 km) on SR 294
Component
highways
Major junctions
West end I-66 near Gainesville
Major intersections
East end US 1 in Woodbridge
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesPrince William
Highway system
← SR 293→ I-295

The Prince William Parkway is a road in Prince William County, Virginia. The road carries two designations. Starting in the east at the intersection with U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Woodbridge to the west until intersecting with Dumfries Road (Virginia State Route 234 or SR 234) south of Manassas, it carries State Route 294 (formerly SR 3000). At Dumfries Road, the Prince William Parkway assumes the SR 234 designation until ending at Interstate 66 (I-66) near Gainesville.

History

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View west along SR 294 in Buckhall

SR 294 from I-95 to Dumfries Road was built by Prince William County in the mid-1990s. The SR 234 portion from Dumfries Road to I-66 was built by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in late–1990s as a bypass of the old SR 234 through Manassas. The existing portion of SR 234 was renamed SR 234 Business. The last portion of the Prince William Parkway, an extension of SR 294 from I-95 to US 1, was built by Prince William County in 2005. On February 16, 2012, the former route designation for the Prince William Parkway, SR 3000, was changed to SR 294 by VDOT when the Commonwealth Transportation Board approved the transfer of the secondary road to a primary road for better maintenance of the parkway.[1] Signage has been updated to reflect the new numbering along with "old SR 3000" signs.

Honorary names

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The SR 294 portion from I-95 to its intersection with Liberia Avenue and SR 663 (Wellington Road) has been designated the Kathleen K. Seefeldt Parkway for Kathleen Seefeldt, the former chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. The SR 234 portion from Dumfries Road to I-66 has been designated the Ronald Wilson Reagan Highway for Ronald Reagan.

Future

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SR 234 and Balls Ford Road interchange

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As a part of the Transform 66 project, the current at-grade intersection of SR 234 and Balls Ford Road will be converted to a diverging diamond interchange at a cost of $167 million. As a part of this project, Balls Ford Road will be realigned about 0.50 miles (0.80 km) south, where the interchange will be constructed, and a new grade-separated bridge will be built over the Norfolk Southern Railroad Line. In addition, Balls Ford Road would be widened from a two lanes street to a four-lane divided roadway between its intersection at Devlin Road / Wellington Road through the interchange to Doane Drive. This project coincides with a separate project to widen Balls Ford Road between Doane Drive to Ashton Avenue. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2020 and be completed in late 2022.[2][3][4]

A rendering of the new intersection of SR 234 at Balls Ford Road.[5]

SR 234 and University Boulevard intersection

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A quadrant roadway intersection is planned at the intersection of SR 234 and University Boulevard in Manassas. Construction is expected to start in fall 2020 and be completed in fall 2022.[6][7][8]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Prince WilliamWellington0.000.00
 I-66 / SR 234 north – Front Royal, Washington, DC		Northwestern terminus of Prince William Parkway; northern end of concurrency with SR 234
0.600.97

 SR 621 (Balls Ford Road) to SR 234 Bus.		Interchange
​2.824.54 SR 674 (Wellington Road)
​3.725.99 SR 840 (University Boulevard) – George Mason University-Prince William Science and Technology campus Campus
City of Manassas4.737.61
 SR 28 (Nokesville Road) to US 17 – Manassas		Interchange
Prince WilliamBrentsville6.5010.46 Clover Hill Road – Manassas Regional Airport
8.1913.18

 SR 234 Bus. north – Manassas, Novant Health UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center		Southern terminus of SR 234 Business
8.3213.39



 SR 234 south (Dumfries Road) / SR 294 begins / SR 649 west (Brentsville Road) to I-95 – Dumfries		Southern end of concurrency with SR 234; western end of concurrency with SR 294; western terminus of SR 294
8.32
0.00		13.39
0.00		Prince William Parkway transitions from SR 234 to SR 294
City of Manassas2.023.25



 SR 663 west (Wellington Road) to SR 234 Bus. north



 Liberia Road to I-66 east / SR 28		Eastern terminus of SR 663
Prince WilliamBrentsville3.816.13 SR 612 (Yates Ford Road) – Clifton
Dale City10.5516.98
 SR 641 north (Old Bridge Road) / Touchstone Circle – Lake Ridge		Southern terminus of SR 641
​13.4721.68 Smoketown Road – Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
​13.9022.37Worth Avenue – Potomac Mills
​14.1522.77
 Telegraph Road to SR 849 (Caton Hill Road)
​14.5023.34
 SR 849 west (Caton Hill Road)		Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern terminus of SR 849
Woodbridge14.9224.01 I-95 / I-95 Express north – Washington, RichmondExit 158 (I-95)
16.0725.86
 US 1 (Richmond Highway) to I-95 / East Longview Drive – Dumfries, Lorton		Southeastern terminus; eastern end of concurrency with SR 294; eastern terminus of SR 294
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "THREE MAJOR PARKWAYS NOW PRIMARY ROADS". Virginia Department of Transportation. February 16, 2012. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Kiser, Uriah (2017-11-22). "Prince William plans diverging diamond interchange at Balls Ford Road". Potomac Local. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  3. ^ https://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/dot/Documents/Balls Ford Public Information Meeting Presentation April 3- 2019.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "$67.4M Balls Ford Road widening moves forward". WTOP. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  5. ^ https://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/dot/Documents/Balls Ford Interchange _exhibit Concept 10-01-2019.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ Palermo, Jill (June 20, 2018). "Prince William, Dumfries win $244.3 million for new road-construction projects". Prince William Times. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  7. ^ https://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/dot/Documents/Prince William Parkway and University Boulevard Presentation.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ https://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/dot/Documents/Prince William Parkway and University Boulevard Quadrant Road Intersection Brochure.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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