Local Business Rallies Support for Bi-County Parkway

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The idea of a Bi-County Parkway in Prince William and Loudoun counties sits well with 107 businesses and organizations.

They, with the help of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce that has been outspoken in their support of a new highway linking Dumfries to Dulles Airport, sent a letter to state officials stating the roadway will bring improved mobility in an ever-growing region, and help attract high-paying jobs to a tech park in Manassas.

“People will come and the consequences will be gridlock on Route 15, Route 234, and Route 28 — the only significant alternatives to traveling north and south — The Bi-County Parkway is essential to achieve your vision the Innovation Technology Park. Access to Dulles Airport will make Innovation more attractive to technology and bioscience companies that want to recruit,” said Prince William Chamber Chairman and Apple Federal Credit Union Regional President Bill White.

The letter and White’s comments come a week after residents and a group of GOP politicians opposed to the parkway — which would travel the route of Va. 234 in Dumfries to Interstate 66, and then on a new 10-mile stretch of a road through a portion of Manassas Battlefield Park to Dulles Airport — gathered to voice their opposition to the highway.

Opponents claim the roadway will bring increased cargo truck traffic through Prince William County and, per an agreement with the U.S. Park Service and transportation officials, would close a portion of U.S. 29 and Va. 234 that runs inside the Battlefield Park.

The Prince William Chamber maintains a small group of individuals are opposed to the highway, that the plan for a Bi-County Parkway has been on the books since 2001, and that transportation officials are working diligently with homeowners associations to hear their concerns. So far, there has been no response from officials in Richmond to the letter.

Mike Vanderpool at Vanderpool, Frostick, and Nishanian Attorneys supports more study of the roadway and urges residents not to rush to judgement.

“My wife travels extensively, and she is constantly battling her way to Dulles Airport, so, from the perspective of Manassas City residents, a direct route to the airport would be very beneficial,” said Vanderpool.

The Bi-County Parkway remains in its infancy and has not yet entered the “design phase.” Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton said he would like to have an environmental impact study for the roadway completed by the time Gov. Robert F. McDonnell leaves office in January.

Businesses and organizations in support of a Bi-County Parkway

Businesses

Access Point Public Affairs

Apple Federal Credit Union

Appliance Connection

ARGroup

Bennett, Atkinson & Associates, P.C

Bowman Consulting Group

Bridgman Communications, Inc.

Buchanan Partners LLC

C.C. Bartholomew/ Long & Foster Realtors

Cardinal Bank

Communicate By Design

DATA

DBI Architects, Inc.

Dominion

Dewberry

Didlake

DuvallWheeler, LLP

Equinox Investments

Fortessa, Fortessa Tableware Solutions

Guernsey Office Products

Harvest Life Changers Church

HCA Virginia Health System

Heritage Landscape Services

Hubert Construction

I-95 Business Park Management, LLC

Inova Loudoun Hospital

JP Events & Consulting, Kelly Insurance Agency

KT Enterprises Inc.

KT Irrigation

Leesburg Pharmacy

Loudoun Cares

Loudoun Insurance Group, LLC

McLean Insurance Agency

MDA Technologies Group LLC

Mercure Business Park Association

Micron Technology, Inc.

MRP REALTY

MTCI – Management and Training Consultants, Inc.

Nova Medical & Urgent Care

Novant Health

NOVEC – Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative

NVR, Inc

Paciulli, Simmons & Associates, Ltd.

Extraordinary Transitions/Long & Foster REALTORS

Pangle & Associates

QMT Windchimes

R. E. Daffan, Inc.

R.W. Murray Co

REHAU Incorporated

Reston Hospital

Reston Limousine

Rinker Design Associates, P.C.

Road Star Internet

RxAlly, LLC,

S.W. Rodgers Co., Inc.,

Segmental Wall Solutions

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White

South Riding Nurseries

Superior Paving Corporation

Telos, TETRA Corporation

The Lane Construction Corporation

The Peterson Companies

TML – A Xerox Company

Total Development Solutions

U.S. Transactions Corp.

Unanet

Uno Chicago Grill

Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, PC

Veatch Commercial Real Estate

VIKA Incorporated

Virginia Paving Co.

Virginia Sign & Lighting

Volkert, Inc.

Associations

2030 Group

American Concrete Paving Association Mid-Atlantic Chapter

American Council of Engineering Companies-Virginia Chapter

Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington

Associated Builders and Contractors- Virginia Chapter

Clarke-Hook Corporation Committee for Dulles

Dulles South Alliance

Dulles Virginia Association of REALTORS®

Home Builders Association of Virginia

NAIOP Northern Virginia,NAIOP

Commercial Real Estate Development Association

Northern Virginia Association of REALTORS®

Northern Virginia Building Industry Association

Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance

Old Dominion Highway Contractors Association

REALTORS® Association of Prince William

Virginia Asphalt Association

Virginia Association of General Contractors

Virginia Association of REALTORS®

Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance

Virginians for Better Transportation

Washington Airports Task Force

Individuals

Barry Mark, member NVTA Board

Deborah Tompkins Johnson

Pamela Jones, Inc. – Owner

Chambers of commerce

Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce

Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce

Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce

Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce

Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce

Prince William Chamber of Commerce