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Resolution No. 89-177
A RESOLUTION: ENDORSING, IN CONCEPT, TI-IE RECOM1V[ENDED NORTHERN
VIRGINIA 2010 TRANSPORTATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the Policy, Technical and Citizens Advisory Committees, of the Northern
Virginia Subregional Planning Process have arrived at a consensus recommendation for a
Northern Virginia Transportation Plan for the year 2010, detailed in the Summary Report dated
January 27, 1989; and
WHEREAS, this plan, in map form, reflects regional consensus on transportation objectives
which include both highway and transit needs; and
WHEREAS, Town Council Resolution No. 89-49, adopted March 14, 1989, endorsed staff
comments regarding the accurate incorporation and reflection of the Town's proposed new road
alloonments, intersections, and improvements as well as the estimated costs of such facilities,
which were omitted in the draft plan; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution was acknowledged by the Virginia Department of Transportation
in the form of a list of revisions to the draft detailed report, dated May 1, 1989; and
WHEREAS, this plan is to be refined over the next two years to further analyze the impacts
of the plan recommendations on the surrounding road networks and the environment; and
WHEREAS, this plan defers any decisions concerning the desirability or location of a
Western Washington Bypass; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg reserves the right to comment on the proposed Western
Washington Bypass until the alignment and feasibility studies have been completed by the
Virginia Department of Transportation and their consultant, BMI, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, this plan outlines transportation improvement costs, which in 1988 dollars are
estimated to exceed $10 billion; and
PRESENTED
ADOPTED September 12,
September 12: 1989
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NORTHERN VIRGINIA 2010 TRANSPORTATION PLAN 2
WHEP~EAS, the continuing planning process should produce a financial plan within the next
two years to implement the transportation networl~
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in V'n~,fia as follows:
SECTION I. The Leesburg Town Council does endorse, in concept, the recommended
Northern Virginia 2010 Transportation Plan, and commits its support to a continuing plarwing
process for the purpose of defining a detailed £mal plan and associated £mancial sources, with
the understanding that this plan will be presented to the local governments for formal adoption
within two (2) years.
SECTION II. The Governor's office and VDOT should ensure that future legislation to
provide transportation funding alternatives for Northern Virginia and/or the Commonwealth
with
treats towns~ ~/road m~intenance responsibilities identically to cities and counties.
SECTION III. This plan specifically defers any decisions concerning the desirability or
location of a Western Washington Bypass.
PASSED this 12thday of
ATTEST:
Clerk of
September ~,989.
Robert E Se~vila, 1V~or
Town of Leesburg