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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
President Obama to Hold Campaign Event in Leesburg
Road closures will be in effect beginning at 2:30pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Leesburg, VA (July 31, 2012; CORRECTED August 1, 2012) – On Thursday, August 2, 2012, the
President of the United States will visit Leesburg for a campaign event at Loudoun County High
School (415 Dry Mill Road SW). A number of road closures will occur prior to and during the
presidential visit. The campaign event is a ticketed event and no one will be admitted to the
event area without a ticket. It will not be possible to view any portion of the event from
outside the event area. Tickets are being distributed by the Obama for America re-election
campaign, not by the Town of Leesburg or the Leesburg Police Department.
In order to facilitate travel and safety during the presidential visit, the Leesburg Police
Department advises everyone to avoid the area unless attending the event. Again, the event is
a ticketed one and every attendee must have a ticket. The following roads will be closed on
Thursday, August 2, 2012:
1. Dry Mill Road, from Catoctin Circle to Wage Drive, beginning at 2:30pm through the end
of the event. Pedestrian traffic on Dry Mill Road will also be stopped prior to and during
the visit.
2. Catoctin Circle, from Rosemeade Drive to Belmont Drive, beginning at 2:30pm through
the end of the event. Pedestrian traffic on Catoctin Circle will also be stopped prior to
and during the visit.
3. Lee Avenue, from Dominion Academy to Dry Mill Road, beginning at 6:30pm through
the end of the event. Pedestrian traffic on Lee Avenue will also be stopped prior to and
during the visit. Neighborhoods off Dry Mill Road, west of Lee Drive, will be accessible
via Dry Mill Road from west of the town limits.
4. W&OD Trail will be closed from Catoctin Circle to Wage Drive beginning at 6:30pm. The
trail normally closes at dusk.
The Obama for America campaign recommends that attendees park at the Loudoun County
Fairgrounds (17558 Dry Mill Road, Leesburg). Shuttle buses will be available to transport
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attendees to and from the event. Tickets for the event are being distributed by the Obama for
America campaign at three locations: Loudoun County High School (415 Dry Mill Road SW,
Leesburg), the Leesburg campaign office (56 Sycolin Road SE, Leesburg) and the Sterling
campaign office (46936 Benedict Drive, Suite 200, Sterling). No one will be admitted to the
event without a ticket.
Contact:
Betsy Fields
Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
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