10/25/2026
Repost for those of you who may have missed this.
A lot of infrastructure progress happens before the ribbon cutting.
I received a fresh update from Prince William County’s Department of Transportation and Capital Construction this morning, and there is quite a bit moving in and around the Occoquan District.
Some projects are actively under construction. Others are working through utilities, right-of-way, design revisions, VDOT coordination, or the smaller safety improvements that can make a big difference on a neighborhood street.
A few highlights:
🚧 Prince William Parkway at Old Bridge Road: Utility work is moving forward, with Notices to Proceed issued for Verizon and Comcast and a utility pre-construction meeting held in September.
🚦 Old Bridge Road at Occoquan Road: Construction is underway on the intersection improvements, which include roadway realignment, a turn lane, and pedestrian improvements intended to improve safety and traffic flow. The County currently lists construction through summer 2027. Prince William County Government
🏗️ Old Bridge Road at Gordon Boulevard/Route 123: Design work continues on this particularly complicated project. The current concept includes grade separation intended to improve safety and reduce congestion. We have also been working through IAJR revisions with VDOT while trying to balance several real considerations at once: minimizing impacts to existing businesses, improving travel for commuters and nearby residents, and making sure the ultimate design is actually workable from an engineering standpoint. Prince William County Government
🛣️ Summit School Road and Telegraph Road: Construction activities continue.
🚶 Ellicott Street Sidewalk: The project is moving through the right-of-way and easement process, with VDOT having issued a Notice to Proceed for right-of-way acquisition and utility adjustments.
🅿️ Horner Road Park-and-Ride expansion: Completion is currently anticipated this fall.
🌳 Occoquan Greenway Segment 6: Construction continues on the gabion wall needed to widen the site access road as work advances toward the Hooes Run bridge connection.
There is movement on neighborhood traffic safety as well.
âś… The Union Street and Mill Street ramp and mountable-curb work is complete.
🚦 Funding is moving forward for the Worth Avenue signal modification.
🚸 At the Mohican Road Greenway trailhead, staff has prepared a concept for a raised pedestrian crossing and sent it to VDOT for review. The Mohican Road speed-hump petition is also ongoing.
đź“‹ We currently have 16 neighborhood speed studies pending, including Touchstone Circle, Cavalier Drive, Coventry Glen Drive, Torrington Drive, Kingsbury Lane, Valleywood Drive, Seminole Road, Catawba Drive, Cedar Crest Court, Appaloosa Drive, Oakwood Drive, Woodfern Court, Russell Road, Mays Quarter Road, Beaver Pond and Mohican Road.
đź’ˇ Streetlight work is moving too. Dominion has authorization to proceed with installation on Drexel Road, while other requests and upgrades are being worked through around Marquis and Springwoods, Quarterhorse, Old Bridge Lane and Beaver Pond.
And a couple of countywide projects are worth watching:
🏛️ Judicial Center Expansion: Ground-penetrating radar and magnetometer field screening has been completed, and a Public Information Meeting is being prepared for November 19.
🏢 Countywide space planning: Design-services work for the Civic building and garage remains under review, while the third-party review was completed at the end of September.
🌧️ The County also submitted a PROTECT grant application seeking up to $600,000 with no local match required for evacuation operationalization planning. Because of the application deadline, formal Board ratification is expected in November.
None of this is as visually satisfying as cutting a ribbon on a finished project.
But this is what the work between the idea and the ribbon cutting looks like: engineering, easements, utility relocations, permits, funding, safety studies, construction and coordination across multiple agencies.
And it connects directly to the conversation we have been having about growth and the CIP.
When people say we need to “catch up” on roads, trails, transportation, public facilities and neighborhood infrastructure, this is what catching up looks like in practice.
I’ll keep sharing these updates as projects move through the pipeline.
