HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2021-06-11 Interchange Study to Begin for Battlefield Parkway and Route 15 Bypass
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
June 11, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Interchange Study to Begin for Battlefield Parkway and Route
15 Bypass
Surveying is expected to begin this month.
Leesburg, VA (June 11, 2021) – The Town of Leesburg has received $2M in grant funding from
the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) to begin the first step in studying and
developing alternatives for the signalized intersection between Route 15 Leesburg Bypass and
Battlefield Parkway.
The intersection is one of the most congested intersections in the Town of Leesburg. This
project would help to reduce congestion and vehicle delays by replacing the current at -grade
intersection with an interchange.
This improvement would also provide safe access across the Route 15 Bypass for pedestrians
and bicyclists. Surveying is expected to begin this month in order to collect information about
the existing conditions.
The initial step in developing an interchange is to prepare an Interchange Access Report (IAR) to
evaluate the need for the interchange, analyze environmental impacts, develop and compare
alternative interchange designs, recommend an alternative, and establish a project budget.
The IAR for the Battlefield Parkway and Route 15 Bypass is expected to be completed by the
summer of 2023. Public input meetings are planned with the first one expected to take place in
the winter/spring of 2022 once alternatives have been identified and evaluated.
Anyone with questions is asked to contact Project Manager Karin Franklin, P.E. at 703-771-6674
or kfranklin@leesburgva.gov.
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