The Prince William Board of County Supervisors recently kickstarted the expansion project for the county’s judicial center in Manassas, with construction set to begin in 2026.
During its Nov. 19 meeting, the board unanimously approved a $13.6 million professional services contract for design and construction oversight to Fairfax-based Dewberry Architects, which will manage the first of the project’s two phases.
The initial phase will involve the design of a five-story, 900-space parking garage and the construction of the first 450 parking spaces along the north side of Mosby Street across from the existing Adult Detention Center annex building, according to county documents.
The new structure will replace the existing surface lot, and the annex building will be demolished as part of the first phase.
The second stage of the expansion will entail the design and construction of a new court facility where the current annex building is located. The new building will be located at 9320 Mosby St. and 9300 Lee Ave. in Manassas, increasing space for future court proceedings in tandem with the existing judicial center.
The Prince William County Judicial Center houses the shared court system of the county along with the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. It also includes the offices of the commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff and is attached to the county jail.
According to the county’s capital improvement program for fiscal 2025-2030, the project’s first phase will cost $200 million overall, with the current design appropriation totaling $16.3 million – from which the board opted to allocate the $13.6 million, per the recommendation of county staff.
Several project milestones are also included in the capital improvement program for the first phase: the design portion began last June and will last through this October; permitting and bidding will take place from November through June 2026; and construction will follow from August 2026 through the fourth quarter of 2027.
The second phase, which will take place simultaneously, is currently scheduled to last longer and into the second quarter of 2029, according to county documents.
An overhead rendering of the second phase of the judicial center expansion, which is estimated to last into 2029.
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These "supervisors" sure love their garages. How can they possibly justify the need for 900 additional parking spaces??? I guarantee if you drive over to the courthouse right now you can find parking.
That new $55M commuter garage is a real winner too. 1400 empty spaces.
If they could just kill the vehicle personal property tax they might not have to worry about wasting so much of my money.
Oh. So there is enough money for a rec center in Gainesville/Haymarket
I'm sorry, but why do we need a new judicial center? What's wrong the the current one? Seems like a waste of $$ when they could easily abolish the trash car tax. The American Revolution was fought over MUCH less than this.
https://wtop.com/prince-william-county/2023/01/488m-needed-to-upgrade-prince-william-county-judicial-center/
From 2 years ago. Overcrowding, denser population, more caseloads, failing infrastructure.
So..more crime, more illegals, corrupt county management. Meanwhile, many homeowners have "failing infrastructure" but the county continues to rob and steal without recourse.
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