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Northern Virginia Transportation Authority highlights $34.9M in Manassas projects and outlines bus rapid transit corridors
Summary
Monica Bachman, CEO of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, told the Manassas City Council the authority has funded 21 projects in Manassas totaling about $34.9 million since regional funding began in 2013 and described a draft bus rapid transit action plan with proposed corridors including one from Manassas to Dulles Airport.
Monica Bachman, chief executive officer of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), briefed the Manassas City Council on regional transportation investments and a draft bus rapid transit (BRT) action plan during the council’s meeting.
Bachman told the council that, since the NVTA began receiving dedicated regional revenue in 2013 following state legislation, the authority has funded 21 projects in the City of Manassas totaling about $34.9 million. The NVTA also funds county projects that affect city commutes; the presentation identified roughly 13 projects in Prince William County totaling about $368 million that NVTA counts as regionally significant investments impacting Manassas residents (examples cited included Route 28 widening and the Route 234/Sudley Manor interchange).
The authority’s priorities and funding sources Bachman said the NVTA is “truly, truly,…
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