HomeMy Public PortalAbout1986_10_08_R214esBu~g in ~i~g~n~ PRESENTED October 8, ~o~:
RESOLUTION NO. ,$6-214 ADOPTED October 8, 1!)86
A RESOLUTION: ENDORSING A LEESBURG TERMINUS FOR THE PROPOSED LOUDOUN PARKWAY
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation
(VDH&T) has authorized a study to determine the feasibility of extending the
Dulles Access Road westward into Loudoun County, referred to as the "Loudoun
Parkway"; and
WHEREAS, one of the primary functions of the Loudoun Parkway' is to
provide an alternative east-west transportation route from Leesburg to the
metropolitan Washington area to reduce the increasing congestion on Route 7
east of the Route 7/15 Bypass; and
WHEREAS, an alignment for the Loudoun Parkway connecting generally to
the Route 643 corridor and the Leesburg Bypass will provide an additional
true radial route to Leesburg that will reduce congestion on Route 7 east
of the Bypass, provide the most direct routing of east-west regional
traffic through Leesburg, promote economic development at Leesburg Municipal
Airport, and accomodate any future extension of light rail service to
Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, any terminus for the proposed Loudoun Parkway East of Goose
Creek would increase congestion on Route 7, isolate Leesburg, particularly
the airport from the emerging employment centers along the Route 28 corridor
and the Toll Road, and prevent the logical connection of Washington-Dulles
International Airport and the Leesburg Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg is presently reviewing development
applications adjacent to Route 643 with road improvements designed to
accommodate the Loudoun Parkway; and
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EXTENSION OF THE LOUDOUN PARKWAY
WHEREAS, Leesburg's direct access to the Loudoun Parkway furthers the
transportation and economic development objectives of the Commmonwealth,
County and Town:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. This Council requests that VDH&T establish the Route 7/15
Bypass within the Town of Leesburg as th~ terminus of the Loudoun Parkway.
SECTION II. VDH&T is further requested to establish a task force to
include Leesburg representatives to ensure that the town and other af-
fected jurisdictions have an opportunity to fully participate in the de-
velopment of the alignment for this importa~ transportation link.
SECTION III. The Manager is directed to transmit copies of this
resolution to The Honorable Vivian Watts, Secretary of Transportation and
Public Safety, the Honorable Ray Pethtel, Commissioner of Transporl~ation,
The Honorable Kenneth B. Rollins, the Honorable Charles Waddell, the Honor-
able Hunter B. Andre~ District Engineer for the VDH&T Northern Virginia
District, Richard C. Lockwood, Director of Planning for VDH&T in Richmond
and Honorable James F. Brownell, Chairman of the Loudoun County Board of
Supervisors.
PASSED this
8th day of
ATTEST:
Clerk of '~nc£1
October , 1986.
Robert E. Sev£1a, Mayor
Town of Leesburg