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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED March 14~ 1989
89-49 ADOPTED March 14, 1989
ENDORSING STAFF COMMENTS ON THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA SUB-
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN
on September 17, 1987, Governor Baliles directed that the State Secretary of
Transportation and Public Safety and the Commi~,~ioner of the Department of Transportation meet
monthly in Northern Virginia with the mayors, board chairs and principal local and regional
transportation staff to produce a detailed, of Fm~l transportation plan and map for the area; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg is included in this sub-regional area and has fully participated
in the development of the Northern Virginia Sub-Regional Transportation Plan from its commencement;
and
WHEREAS, all current locally adopted transportation plans for 2010 are intended to be included
in the recommended plan and the recommended plan map; and
WHE~, the Town of Leesburg staff has provided the Virginia Department of Transportation
and its support staff, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments with Leesburg's adopted
Town Plan Transportation Policy Map and other important transportation planning documents; and
WHEREAS, the updated Northern Virginia 2010 Transportation Plan recommended plan and map
dated January 27, 1989, does not incorporate or reflect several important road ali~nnents, intersections,
and improvements as adopted by the Leesburg Town Plan, 1986, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Transportation has solicited comments concerning the
recommended plan and map from the Town of Leesburg and other participating local governments prior
to our endorsement of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the accurate incorporation and reflection of the Town's proposed new road alignments,
intersections, and improvements as well as the estim-ted costs of such facilities is vital to the Town of
Leesburges requested endorsement of the Northern Virginia Sub-Regional Transportation Plan, as well
as the Town's continued participation in the refmement of the recommended plan;
ENDORSING STAFF COMMENTS ON SUB-REGIONAL PLAN 2
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, as follows:
This Council endorses the attached letter to Ms. Carolyn Hyland Zeller at Virginia Department of
Transportation, dated March 6, 1989, concerning the Town's requested revisions/additions to the
recommended plan and map of the Northern Virginia Sub-Regional Plato
PASSED this 14th day of March
ATTEST:
Clerk of Co~
.;1989.
Robert E. Sevila, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
March 6, 1989
Ms. Carolyn Hyland Zeller
Department of Transportation
Commonwealth of Virginia
10777 Id'sin Street
F~L-.~ ~ra'a~ ~o8o
RE Northern Virginia Sub-Regional Transportation Plan
Dear Carolyn:
I wish to thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Sllmma~ Report. Map and Draft Tee_hnical
Report of the Northern Virginia Sub-Regional Transportation Plan. It ia my understaodinS that Peter
Stephenson stated at the March 3, 1989, Teo_hnlosl Committee meeting, that the Town of Leesburg's
adopted transportation plan was not adequately incorporated in the draft Sub-Regional Phua map and
report. Several omiaaions had previously been identified by Peter in December, 1988, and to our
knowledge had been corrected. Therefore, I was surprised that the firmli~.ed tnap which was printed also
cont-~ined the same omi.~ioz~s.
At the December 2, 1988 Technical Committee meetir~, Mr. Bill Mann with Metropolitan Washin/ton
Council of Governments had made several additions to the dra/t map, at Peter's direction Later that
day, Peter transmitted by t~A~imile the attached information (Leesbur~s Transportation Policy Map
showin~ Battlefield Parkway, as well as the adopted All.o~ment of the Dulles Toll Road Extension and
its intersection with Battlefield Parkway) as backup material at Mr. Mann's request. Unfortunstely,
because the Town was not properly notified in advance of the January 27, 1989, meetin~ of the T~hni~!
Committee, when the Sub-Re/ional Plan Map was apparently f/rmlleed, Peter was unable to attend that
meetin~ and review the official rasp for its accuracy.
Therefore, the following additions to the Sub-Regional Plan Map and other documents are still required,
as Peter previously requested:
Battlefield Parkway (Route 654) needs to be added as a Principal Arterial and should be designated
as a New Alignment;
Interchanges with Battlefield Parkway and the following facilities need to be added and designated
as Interchanges: a) Dulles Toll Road Extension (Route 267), b) East Market Street (Route 7), and
c) Route 15 Bypass Nortl~
In addition, as per a recent letter from Mr. Thomas Mason, Director of Engineering and Public Works
for the Town of Leesburg to Mr. Richard C. Lockwood of VDOT concerning the 1989 Statewide Highway
Plan (comments attached), I request the followin~ also be reflected:
Ms. Carolyn Hybrid Zeller
Page #2
March 6, 1989
Sycolin Road (Route 643) from Route 7/15 Bypass to the south corporate limits needs to be
designated as a Minor Arterial to be widened;
Route 15 ~ North from the Route 7 interchange north to Battlefield Parkway needs to be
designated as a Limited Access Facility to be widened;
5. Catoctin Circle needs to be des/gnated as a Minor Arterial to be widened;
6. Plaza Street Extension needs to be de~i~ated as a Minor Arterial-New Alignment;
7. A new Interchange at the Route 15 Bypass North and Edwards Ferry Road needs to be designated;
o
The following existing interchanges need to be designated for completion-'
Route 7 at Route 7/15 Bypa~
b. Route 15 at Route 7 Bypass
For your convenience, all of the above requested additions are graphically shown and numbered on the
enclosed Recommended Plan Map. These additions, which accurately reflect our locally adopted
transportation plan, are critical as they represent much needed improvements for the rapidly growing
Town of Leesburg.
In addition, it is then subsequently important to review the cost estimate numbers for sccuracy. Based
on the Leesburg Town Plan 1986 (updated November, 1988), Leesburg's roadway improvement costs will
total approxdmAtely 88.2 million dollars. Of this total, we are estimating a total VDOT contribution of
$20 million ($1 million for 20 years-leaving our total funding needed at $68.2 million dollars).
Without these needed additions, it will be difficult to recommend adoption of this Plan to our Mayor and
Town Council.
Thank you for your ass/stance. Please contact Peter Stephenson or myself should you have any
questions.
Sincerely,
mm
Jeffrey H. Minor
Town Manager
Mayor and Council
I~ lmhoff, Dir. Planning, Zoning & Development
P. Stephenson, Planner