Several roads remained closed

By Elisa Glushefski

Published: May 12, 2008

Multiple roads remain closed in Prince William County as crews continue clearing downed trees and wait for flooding waters to work their course, authorities said.

Suffering the most severe damage in the county was the stretch of Dale Boulevard between Mapledale Avenue and Nassau Drive.

A Virginia Department of Transportation said repairing the 20-foot long by 25-foot wide washout that stretches across three of the four lanes is expected to take about a week.

Until then, motorists traveling west on Dale Boulevard will use Ridgefield Road, to Prince William Parkway to Hoadly Road to Dale Boulevard.

Motorists heading east on Dale Boulevard will use Hoadly Road to Prince William Parkway to Ridgefield Road to Dale Boulevard. Local traffic will be able to access their neighborhoods.

While Prince William County and Manassas remained under a flood warning until 5:30 p.m., most of the storm system that whipped through the region Sunday night and Monday morning had made its way out to sea, according to the National Weather Service’s Sterling office.

The number of those without power in the area dropped significantly, with Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative reporting all but 36 outages in Prince William resolved.

Additionally, outages for Dominion Virginia Power customers in Northern Virginia had gone down from a little more than 10,000 to just under 5,600 by 3:30 p.m.

As of 2:00 p.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) reports the following road closures. Road crews are clearing storm drains and downed trees from roadways.

Prince William County

Gainesville

Logmill Road one quarter mile from Sudley Road
Artemus Road at bridge near Pageland Lane
Pageland Lane at Artemus Road and bridge
Groveton Road from Balls Ford to Route 29
Old Carolina Road from Heathcote Boulevard to Route 15
Jackson Hollow Road from Waterfall Road to Mountain Road

Manassas
Lucasville Road at Manassas city limits
Parkgate Drive from Flory Road to Old Church to Valley View
Fleetwood Drive from Fauquier County Line to Hazelwood Drive
Aden Road from Cedar Run to Parkgate Drive
Old Church Bristow Road to Parkgate Drive
Crockett Road from Flory Road to Hooe Road
Valley View Drive from Country Club to Bristow Road
Rocky Lane at Route 28
Bristow Road from Brentsville Road to Windy Hill Road

Dumfries
Route 1 from Neabsco to Cardinal Drive
Joplin Road from Route 1 to Aden Road
Mine Road from Route 1 to Vanburn Road

Lake Ridge
Dale Boulevard from Maple Dale to Nassau Drive (all four lanes)