HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2021-09-13 Route 7 Business STARS Study
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Monday, Sept. 13, 2021
Media Contacts:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Kathleen Leonard, VDOT Communications
kathleen.leonard@vdot.virginia.gov 703-638-9115
Give Feedback on Potential Improvement to Route 7 Business
(East Market Street) in Leesburg
Online survey will be available through Oct. 4, 2021.
Leesburg, VA (Sept. 13, 2021) – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the
Town of Leesburg, in coordination with Loudoun County, are asking travelers to provide
feedback on a study regarding potential improvements to Route 7 Business (East Market Street)
between Plaza Street and Route 15 (Leesburg Bypass) in Leesburg.
The study will assess existing traffic and safety conditions along Route 7 Business, including
congestion that occurs during morning and evening peak periods. Route 7 Business currently
averages 36,000 vehicle trips a day within the study limits.
The Town of Leesburg and VDOT invite residents and travelers to learn more about the study
and current conditions in the study area and share feedback online at
virginiadot.org/Route7EastMarketSTARS. The survey, which is available in English and Spanish,
will remain open through Monday, Oct. 4, 2021.
Comments can also be sent to meetingcomments@vdot.virginia.gov or to Ms. Robin Youmans,
P.E., Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.
The study team will use this feedback to develop potential operational, safety, and accessibility
alternatives that will be evaluated and presented during another opportunity for public
comment later this fall.
VDOT is completing this study through its Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions
(STARS) program, which aims to identify cost-effective measures to improve safety and reduce
congestion. VDOT expects to complete and post the study results by winter. STARS program
studies do not create final designs for improvements or set construction dates, but develop
improvement concepts that localities can pursue for funding.
The Town of Leesburg will use the results of the Route 7 Business STARS study to develop the
scope for a future capital improvement project. Once the project scope is finalized, staff will
identify funding sources and incorporate the project into the Town’s Capital Improvements
Program.
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