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Manassas Park backs $30M NVTA grant application for three-mile Manassas Line Trail
Summary
Council approved a resolution endorsing a Northern Virginia Transportation Authority application seeking just over $30 million to build phase 1 of the Manassas Line Trail — a three-mile rail-with-trail connection linking Downtown Manassas, Manassas Park, Blooms Park and the Bull Run Trail — and authorized executing documents if awarded.
Manassas Park authorized staff to endorse an NVTA FY26–31 grant application on Oct. 7 for phase 1 of the Manassas Line Trail, a roughly three-mile rail-with-trail corridor that would connect Downtown Manassas and the VRE station through Manassas Park and Blooms Park to the Bull Run Trail.
Transportation program manager Steve Hall described the project as a regional connector that would use context-sensitive surface types (natural-surface trail and boardwalk segments where appropriate), provide multiple access points to parks and transit, and include a pedestrian bridge to cross Bull Run as part of the first phase. The NVTA application submitted for the project estimated cost at just over $30,000,000; the application relies on NVTA’s competitive 70% funds and noted that some jurisdictions and partners (NOVA Parks, Prince William County, City of Manassas) have provided resolutions or letters of support.
Consultants who prepared the feasibility work said they walked the entire corridor, developed alternative alignments and produced 10% concept-level plans and cost estimates that underpinned the NVTA request. The feasibility work also included stakeholder outreach, a public meeting that attracted roughly 30 attendees, and a public survey with more than 100 responses to date.
Council voted to approve a resolution endorsing the NVTA application and to authorize the city manager to execute documents related to a funding award. Staff noted the 70% NVTA funds are competitive and require no local match, but maintenance and operating costs would need to be accounted for by the city if the project is built.
Next steps: Staff will continue design through the feasibility study and follow NVTA’s timeline; notification on competitive awards is expected in about eight months.
