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Details of Changes

Below is a detailed list of the proposed changes to OmniRide services that would be effective in Winter 2022.  Use the links to the right to view maps of the proposed routes.

OmniRide Express Routes

  • Route 601-Manassas-Washington, D.C. Express: This route is proposed to be eliminated. Riders instead would use the Route 611 which would serve the Cushing Road commuter lot and Balls Ford Road commuter lot, utilizing the direct access ramp to the new I-66 express lanes. Additional trips would be added to Route 611 buses to accommodate Route 601 riders.
  • Route 602-Manassas-Pentagon: Route is proposed to no longer serve the Portsmouth commuter lot. Instead, service would operate between the Balls Ford Road commuter lot and the Pentagon using the I-66 express lanes. Additional trips would be added utilizing time savings from the new express lanes.  Route 602 buses would run every 30 minutes from the Balls Ford Lot between 4:40 am and 8:10 am.  In the afternoon, buses would depart from the Pentagon between 12:45 pm and 7:20 pm.
  • Route 608-Manassas-Reston: This new commuter service is proposed to operate in the peak direction on weekdays between the Balls Ford Road commuter lot and the Reston area. Areas to be served include the Silver Line Innovation Station, multiple employment sites, and the United States Geological Survey. This route would allow for connections with numerous Fairfax Connector routes to travel into other areas of Fairfax County. Morning service would run every 30 minutes from the Balls Ford Lot between 5:20 am and 8:30 am.  Afternoon service would run every 30 minutes from the United States Geological Survey from 3:35 pm until 6:05 pm.
  • Route 611-Gainesville-Washington. D.C.: Additional trips are proposed to accommodate Route 601 riders. Route 611 would serve both the Cushing Road and Balls Ford Road commuter lots as the last stops to take advantage of the new I-66 express lanes. Buses would run every 20 minutes between 4:45 am and 8:25 pm. In the afternoon, the first trip would leave DC at 12:10 pm and the last trip would depart at 6:30 pm.
  • Route 612-Gainesville-Pentagon-Navy Yard: Modified routing is proposed to utilize a new direct access ramp from University Boulevard to the new I-66 express lanes.
  • Route 622-Haymarket-Rosslyn/Ballston: Modified routing is proposed to access the direct ramp to the I-66 express lanes from the University Boulevard commuter lot. Other proposed modifications include starting the morning routing at the Heathcote Commuter Lot rather than starting westbound on Heathcote Boulevard at Heritage Hunt Drive. The evening route would serve westbound stops along Heathcote Boulevard between the University Boulevard commuter lot and the Heathcote commuter lot.  One additional morning trip and one additional evening trip would be added to the schedule.
  • Dale City-Mark Center: Routing is proposed to be modified in the mornings to serve stops on westbound Dale Boulevard between Birchdale Drive and the Dale City commuter lot. The remainder of the route would remain the same. The opposite routing would be in effect in the evenings.
  • Dale City-Pentagon-Navy Yard: Routing is proposed to no longer operate between the Dale City commuter lot and the OmniRide Transit Center. Service along Dale Boulevard instead would be available on the modified Dale City-State Department route and the extended Dale City-Pentagon-Rosslyn route. The Dale City-Pentagon-Navy Yard route would begin at the OmniRide Transit Center. The remainder of the route serving Potomac Mills, Telegraph Road, and Horner Road commuter lots would remain intact.  Buses would run from the OmniRide Transit Center every 30 minutes between 4:35 am and 8:00 am.  Additional trips would be added to the afternoon schedule, and all afternoon trips would start at the Navy Yard.  Passengers would no longer be required to board a Route 612 bus to transfer at the Pentagon to D300 buses.
  • Dale City-Pentagon-Rosslyn: Routing is proposed to be modified in the mornings to serve stops on westbound Dale Boulevard between Birchdale Drive and the Dale City commuter lot. The remainder of the route would remain the same. The opposite routing would be in effect in the evenings.
  • Dale City-State Department, Washington D.C.: Routing is proposed to be restructured in the mornings to operate westbound on Dale Boulevard, serving stops between Birchdale Drive and the Dale City commuter lot. Buses then would operate along Minnieville Road and Caton Hill Road to serve the Telegraph and Horner Road commuter lots. In the evening, the opposite routing would be in effect. Additional trips are proposed to be added so buses would run every 10 minutes between 3:45 pm and 6:00 pm. The OmniRide Transit Center and Potomac Mills Mall commuter lot would no longer be served by this route, but those locations would continue to be served by the Dale City-Pentagon-Navy Yard commuter route. 
  • Montclair-Pentagon: Service is proposed to be extended to operate between the intersection of Benita Fitzgerald Drive and Cloverdale Road and the intersection of Waterway Drive and Spring Branch Way. New stops would be added along Benita Fitzgerald Drive and Cardinal Drive before continuing regular routing at Waterway Drive and Spring Branch Way.
  • Montclair-Washington, D.C.: Service is proposed be extended to operate between the Dale City commuter lot and Waterway Drive and Spring Branch Way. New stops would be added between the commuter lot and Waterway Drive and Spring Branch Way before continuing regular routing along Waterway Drive.
  • South Route 1-Pentagon-Washington, D.C.: Service is proposed to be extended to operate between the intersection of Benita Fitzgerald Drive and Cloverdale Road and the intersection of Route 1 and American Eagle Boulevard. New stops would be added along Benita Fitzgerald Drive and Cardinal Drive before continuing regular routing at American Eagle Boulevard.

OmniRide Metro Express Routes

  • Metro Express Route 60: The proposal is to increase service, so buses operate all-day bi-directionally between Manassas and the Tysons Metrorail Station. Direct service to Manassas Mall would be restored. The route also would serve the new Balls Ford Road commuter lot for direct access to the I-66 express lanes. Service would be restored to Route 28 between I-66 and downtown Manassas.  The first trip would depart the Hub at 4:08 am to Tysons Corner.  The last trip would depart Tysons Corner at 8:18 pm.  During peak travel, trips would run every 30 minutes.
  • Metro Express Route 61: Service is proposed to be restructured to operate as a commuter shuttle connecting the University, Limestone, and Cushing commuter lots. Existing bus stops along Linton Hall Road and Devlin Road would be served. The bus also would serve the new Balls Ford Road commuter lot.  Buses would run every 45 minutes from the Limestone Lot between 4:15 am and 8:00 am.  In the afternoon, buses would start at the Balls Ford Lot at 1:30 pm, with the last trip departing at 8:45 pm.

OmniRide Local Routes

  • Route 65 – Manassas North: Core service frequency is proposed to increase so buses run every 45 minutes instead of every 90 minutes. Service would operate in two branches:
    • Route 65N would operate between the western Hub and NOVA-Manassas. Direct access to Manassas Mall would be restored. The Portsmouth commuter lot would be served. Service along Irongate Way would be eliminated.
    • Route 65B would operate between the western Hub and the new Balls Ford Road commuter lot. Buses would serve Manassas Mall and residential communities along Coverstone Drive west of Ashton Avenue. 
  • Route 67 – Manassas South/Manassas Park:  Service hours are extended to match Route 65N.  Euclid Drive would no longer be served by Route 67.  Instead, buses would operate along Liberia Avenue to Portner Avenue to Breeden Avenue to Mathis Avenue to Manassas Drive.  Route 67 would follow regular routing once on Manassas Drive.

Details of Changes