Interchange designs for Routes 1, 123 in Woodbridge should be scrapped
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Prince William County(PWC) just completed the widening of Route 1, between Mount Pleasant Drive and Annapolis Way just south of the Occoquan River in late 2020.
A massively over-designed interchange at Routes 1 and 123 was also included as part of the project to provide better network connectivity between the Belmont Bay community and Interstate 95. But, due to the high cost of the interchange, only the Right of Way (ROW) was obtained and the construction was shifted to a future Phase 2.
Just recently, VDOT and Prince William County initiated a Strategically Targeted Affordable RoadwaySolutions (STARS) study for the interchange to attempt the scale back the scope and cost of the interchange. Unfortunately, the initial alternatives presented as part of the STARS study did not include any concepts outside of the existing interchange footprint was approved over