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Manassas Park council endorses VDOT design for 600-foot Manassas Drive sidewalk
Summary
The council voted to endorse VDOT’s design for a roughly 600-foot, ADA-accessible sidewalk on Manassas Drive and to support the project subject to final city-attorney review; VDOT said the federally funded project carries an estimated total budget of about $1.7 million with a 20% city match and a conservative completion target in 2029.
Manassas Park’s governing body on a voice vote endorsed a VDOT-led design for a roughly 600-foot sidewalk along Manassas Drive intended to provide ADA access to the VRE platform and parking area.
VDOT staff said the project, funded through the Transportation Alternatives Program with a required 20% local match, covers preliminary engineering, right-of-way and utility relocation, and construction. At the design briefing, staff listed preliminary budget components: about $498,000 for preliminary engineering, roughly $375,000 set aside for right-of-way and utility relocation, and about $850,000 for construction, for a combined total of approximately $1,700,000. VDOT described the $1.7 million as the current project budget and said an engineering cost estimate sits nearer $1.2 million;…
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