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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release Media Contact:
Betsy Fields, Public Information Officer
bfields@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Traffic and On-Street Parking Disruptions in Downtown
Leesburg 6:30am to 9:00am on Monday, October 19, 2015
Base for new Revolutionary War Patriot statue will be delivered and placed on
the Loudoun County Courthouse lawn.
Leesburg, VA (October 16, 2015) – On Monday, October 19, 2015, from 6:30am to 9:00am,
traffic in downtown Leesburg, in the vicinity of the Loudoun County Courthouse, will be
disrupted during the delivery of the base for the new Revolutionary War Patriot statue to the
Loudoun County Courthouse lawn.
The statue base delivery will involve parking two flat-bed trailers on North King Street adjacent
to the Law Library. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained except for short period s of time
while equipment and crates are unloaded. There will be no on -street parking on North King
Street from Market Street to Cornwall Street from 6:00am on Monday until the delivery
operation is complete. Drivers are advised to proceed with caution and follow police direction.
The new statue will be dedicated in a ceremony on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11,
2015. For more information, visit www.thepatriotproject.org.
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