Virginia Railway Express opens new Manassas Park garage in bid to ease regional traffic

The Virginia Railway Express’ new parking garage at the Manassas Park Station officially opened Tuesday, and while it might be another reason for commuters to avoid driving on congested state Route 28, it’s part of the plan to improve travel connectivity in the region.

Located a few stops from the quickly developing National Landing — the home of Amazon’s second headquarters — VRE cited future demand in 2017 in building the $35.2 million facility, which adds 700 new parking spaces to the existing 600-space lot.

At the moment, daily VRE ridership has been approximately 11,000 passengers. However, the new Manassas Park garage project supports anticipated growth for the railway system, which could inclu

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