Parking at the Civil War Sesquicentennial in Manassas

The following are excerpts from a prepared statement by PWC Police Public Information Office Supervisor Kim Chinn:

"The Prince William County Visitors Bureau will be hosting the Battle of First Manassas/Bull Run commemorative events July 21-24, 2011. Additional sesquicentennial activities will occur in the City of Manassas July 19 – 24. Heavy traffic should be expected on these dates in the City of Manassas as well as on routes 29 and 234 in the area of the Manassas National Battlefield Park.  (A complete list of events and times can be found at the visitor’s Bureau web site http://www.manassasbullrun.com).

For the Civil War Re-enactment on July 23 and 24, attendees will be asked to park at Jiffy Lube Live, 7800 Cellar Door Drive in Bristow.  Charter buses will take people to the re-enactment site on Pageland Farm.  The bus route from Jiffy Lube Live will be Wellington Road to University Boulevard to Route 29 North to Pageland Lane.

There will be no public parking on Pageland Lane or near Pageland Farm.  Pageland Lane will be closed to the public from Artemus Road to Route 29 on July 23 and July 24 beginning at 5:30 a.m. and continuing until 6:30 p.m. both days. 

For events occurring in the City of Manassas the Prince William County Fairgrounds at 10624 Dumfries Road in Manassas will be used for public parking.  Shuttle buses will take you to the events."