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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
VDOT to Hold Public Hearing on the Sycolin Overpass Design
on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Leesburg, VA (May 4, 2012) – On Thursday, May 17, 2012, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., officials from
the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will hold a public hearing on the design of
the Sycolin Road Overpass. The public hearing will be held in the lower level of the Leesburg
Town Hall (25 West Market Street).
This project will build an overpass to carry Sycolin Road over the Route 7/15 Bypass and remove
the existing signalized intersection. The new bridge over the bypass will include two
northbound and two southbound travel lanes, a sidewalk along the southbound lands and a
barrier-separated shared-use path along the northbound lanes. Once the overpass is
completed, the existing turn lanes from the bypass to Sycolin Road, both north- and south-
bound, will be removed. Access to the Bypass from Sycolin Road will be primarily via Battlefield
Parkway and the Dulles Greenway. Construction is expected to begin in 2013.
At the public hearing, the preliminary designs of the project will be on display. VDOT staff will
be on hand to answer questions and take comments. Details about the project are also
available at www.virginiadot.org/projects/northernvirginia/sycolin_road_overpass.asp.
Comments on the overpass design may be sent to Arifur Rahman, P.E., at 4975 Alliance Drive,
Fairfax, VA 22030 or by email to meeting_comments@vdot.virginia.org. If sending email
comments, please reference “Sycolin Road Overpass” in the subject line.
Contact:
Calvin Grow, P.E.
Senior Transportation Engineer
cgrow@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2791
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