Update on Route 28 Construction

Construction to widen Va. 28 and realign Vint Hill Road will have a "minimal impact" to motorists since most of the road building will take place in the northbound shoulder of Va. 28, outside the travel lanes, said Laurence Farrell, the Capital Projects Division Chief for the Prince William County Department of Transportation.

Widening Va. 28 from two to four lanes for roughly a mile between Infantry Lane and Linton Hall Road will ease congestion for morning and evening commuters, Farrell said. "What this project will mean, once it's done, is … increased capacity on this road. This road is a primary feeder to I-66, and you have a lot of people using this road to get to points north and south."

Realigning Vint Hill Road and widening it from two to four lanes for about a mile between Schaeffer Lane and Va. 28 will ease travel to and from Sudley Manor Drive, Farrell said.

While the $23.85 million project is part of the 2006 Road Bond referendum to widen Va. 28 between Linton Hall Road and Fitzwater Drive, no bond money was used to pay for the project, said the county's Transportation Planning Division Chief, Rick Canizales. "We were able to get outside – federal, state and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority – funding to pay for the project."

Currently, sound walls are going up. As work progresses, travelers on Va. 28 will see paving along the route and a signal light going in when the realignment of Vint Hill Road finishes. The project is on schedule to be completed by the end of July in 2016, Farrell said.

Visit the county's transportation website for more information on current road projects.