HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2014-04-28 Route 7 Climbing Lane meeting
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
VDOT To Hold Route 7 Climbing Lane Pre-Construction
Meeting on Thursday, May 15, 2014
Construction expected to begin in late May on additional westbound lane on
Route 7, from West Market Street to Route 9.
Leesburg, VA (April 28, 2014) – The Virginia Department of Transportation and Shirley
Contracting will host a “Pardon Our Dust” pre-construction meeting on the Route 7 Westbound
Truck Climbing Lane project, at 7:00pm on Thursday, May 15, 2014. The meeting will be held at
Loudoun County High School, 415 Dry Mill Road SW in Leesburg. The public is invited to attend.
In order to improve safety and ease traffic congestion, particularly during evening rush hours,
VDOT will build a climbing lane for slow-moving heavy vehicles on the westbound side of Route
7, from the West Market Street exit to the Route 9 exit. The project also includes reconfigured
medians with barrier-separated left-turn lanes, new roundabouts on Route 9 at the Route 7
interchange, and an extension of Fort Johnston Road that will connect Alysheba Drive to
Leeland Orchard Road.
At the meeting, the project team will provide an overview of the construction project, including
the current status, the expected construction schedule, and information on how traffic will be
managed during the construction. Construction is expected to begin in late May 2014 and be
completed in October 2015.
For more information about the project, please visit the VDOT website at
www.virginiadot.org/projects/northernvirginia/route_7_truck-climbing_lane.asp.
Contact:
Jeffrey Austin
Shirley Contracting
703-668-0288, ext. 25
Betsy Fields
Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
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