Expect Delays Tomorrow Night on Main Street in Purcellville

Tomorrow (Sunday) evening, September 26, motorists can expect traffic delays on Main Street (Route 7 Business) in the Town of Purcellville while large utility equipment is transported to the new Dominion Virginia Power substation northeast of the Town. The convoy is expected to travel through town sometime between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Two large flatbed trucks will be coming from Berryville on the Route 7 Bypass, exit at the Purcellville-Round Hill exit, and travel eastbound on Business Route 7 (Main Street) through the entire length of the Town of Purcellville. The convoy will turn north on Route 287 and then turn east on Bypass 7 to the new Dominion substation.

The convoy cannot use the Bypass 7 due to overhead obstructions.

State Police, officers of the Town of Purcellville and VDOT will monitor traffic queues and if traffic backups become significant will temporarily suspend the convoy to relieve the queues.

The work is part of Dominion Virginia Power’s construction of a 12-mile, high-voltage power line from the new substation northeast of the Town of Purcellville, near the intersection of Berlin Turnpike and Route 7, to a substation off Cochran Mill Road east of Leesburg.

Purcellville residents can contact Dominion with questions regarding this move, at 804-305-9792. For more information about Dominion’s project go to www.dom.com and enter “Pleasant View” in the search bar.

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Have You Heard About the New Western Flyer Trolley?

It's been almost a month since Virginia Regional Transit (VRT) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Western Flyer Trolley at the Town Hall in Purcellville.

Virginia Regional Transit joined the towns of Purcellville and Lovettsville to provide new service that will run Monday through Friday for 8 hours a day, with morning and afternoon connections to the Brunswick Train Station. Plans also include free transfers to the Purcellville Connector, which will allow passengers medical access to INOVA Hospital and links to other VRT services.

This new service is funded by Lovettsville and Purcellville and also matching funds through the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration.

The service will further integrate rural access to the 7 to 7 service which can connect residents with Dulles Airport and points east as well as frequent connections to the Marc train service in Brunswick, Md.

Providing mobility options for citizens of Loudoun County, particularly those west of Leesburg, will assist in enhancing the economic environment in these rural areas.

VRT will be using a nostalgic trolley which was constructed by cable car concepts from Cape May, New Jersey. The trolley will hold up to 20 passengers and is complete with handle rails, grip rails, globes and wooden seats. The fares on the new service will be $.50 cents.

Questions regarding the new trolley service should be directed to Michael Socha, Virginia Regional Transit General Manager, at 540-338-1610.

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