Swayed by opponents, Prince William County board delays Outer Beltway decision

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Prince William County leaders, swayed by angry residents, have approved a roads plan that is missing a controversial highway critics say is part of a planned Outer Beltway.

The Board of Supervisors voted to push forward other road projects while deferring a decision on the Tri-County Parkway, which would link Interstate 66 near Manassas and Route 50 near Washington Dulles International Airport, and which critics say is part of a larger scheme to create a new outer-ring highway that would cross the Potomac River and create sprawl.

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