HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2022-08-04 America's 911 Foundation Motorcycle Ride Expected in Leesburg on Friday, August 19
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
August 5, 2022
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
America’s 9/11 Foundation Motorcycle Ride Expected in
Leesburg on Friday, August 19
Leesburg, VA (August 5, 2022) – America’s 9/11
Foundation’s annual commemorative motorcycle
ride will come through downtown Leesburg on
Friday, August 19. The ride, which will begin in
Somerset, PA, and stop at the Pentagon before
ending at the World Trade Center site, honors the
memory of the heroes, volunteers and victims
who lost their lives in the attacks on September
11, 2001.
The parade of motorcycles is expected to enter
Leesburg heading south on Business Route 15
around 1:45 p.m. and will travel down King Street through the historic downtown. The
motorcycles will proceed from South King Street to the Route 7/15 Bypass and onto the Dulles
Greenway.
The time the riders will enter Leesburg is approximate, based on traffic, road construction, and
weather. King Street will be closed to traffic as the motorcycles pass through town. All King
Street intersections will be closed to east-west pedestrian and vehicular cross traffic. The road
closures are expected to last 30 to 45 minutes until the motorcycles are clear of town.
Anyone wishing to come downtown, watch, and cheer on the riders as they pass through
Leesburg are encouraged to arrive no later than 1 p.m. Parking will be available in several areas
around downtown, including the Town Hall Parking Garage, the Church Street Parking Lot, the
Liberty Street Parking Lot, and the Pennington Parking Garage. Spectators are asked not to
hand anything to the motorcycle riders or passengers, for safety reasons.
For more information, visit www.americas911ride.org.
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