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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Leesburg and Virginia Regional Transit
Celebrate New Bus Shelter
Leesburg, VA (June 26, 2013) –
On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, Town
of Leesburg and Virginia Regional
Transit officials marked the
completion of a new bus shelter
with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The new shelter, which is the
ninth bus shelter in Leesburg, is
located in front of the Food Lion
at 720 South King Street.
“Many of our residents need to
use our bus system to get to and
from their jobs,” commented
Mayor Kristen Umstattd. “For them, this new bus shelter is an especially important amenity.”
In her remarks, Mayor Umstattd also thanked Food Lion for allowing the bus shelter to be
placed on their property.
The bus shelter was installed by Virginia Regional Transit (VRT). The Town of Leesburg
contributed $1,000 in matching funds that allowed VRT to leverage state and federal transit
funding. The total cost of the bus shelter was $10,000.
The Town and VRT are working to place an additional bus shelter in front of the Rite Aid near
the intersection of South King Street and Catoctin Circle.
Contact:
Betsy Fields
Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
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