Anticipate Route 15 Delays at Morven Park Today and Tomorrow

Motorists who travel Route 15 should anticipate possible delays today (Friday, Oct. 19) and tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 20) due to a special event at Morven Park.

Traffic is expected to be heavy in the area of Route 15 and Tutt Lane beginning at 7 a.m. today. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and again from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office encourages motorists in the area to be patient, drive safely and follow all law-enforcement direction.

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Open Letter from Loudoun County Supervisor Kelly Burk

Do We Need Another Major New Highway in Loudoun?‏

Dear Friends,

Members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) presented a motion at the March 16, 2011 meeting to add a major transportation corridor, otherwise known as the North-South Corridor of Statewide Significance (CoSS), through Loudoun County that would encompass the land area between Route 28 and Route 15.

Loudoun County has long been opposed to this plan which has previously been identified as the “Outer Beltway” and the “Western Transportation Corridor”. Once the Commonwealth Transportation Board makes a CoSS designation, localities must include the corridor in their Countywide Transportation Plans. The county and its residents have no control over location, timing, or size; nor can the county re-locate, eliminate, or change the number of lanes. Additionally, such a designation includes parallel roadway facilities. At the February 16, 2011 CTB meeting, the makers of the motion indicated their intention to bring such a proposal to the March meeting. However, based on the lack of transparency and notice, a motion was made and approved to defer the vote until the CTB’s April 20, 2011 meeting.

I urge you to speak out against this plan by e-mailing the Board of Supervisors as well as the members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to let them know you oppose the North-South Corridor of Statewide Significance by the CTB. You can reach the BOS by email at: BOS@Loudoun.gov and members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board at www.ctb.virginia.gov/members.asp.

To find out more information about the North-South Corridor of Statewide Significance, go to www.ctb.virginia.gov/meetings.asp.

Reprinted from an April 20 e-mail to constituents from Supervisor Burk.

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Did You See What Happened?

A Loudoun County Traffic reader writes...

"Last night (Saturday, November 13) at about 10 p.m. there were a considerable number of emergency vehicles and police cars set up on route 15 near Woodlea Drive and the Leesburg Animal park. We did not venture over to the scene as it sounded horrific, but did not read or see anything in the news this morning. Can you tell me what might have happened?"

Any Loudoun County commuters out there have any idea? Did anyone see what happened or know what was going on? If so, post your comments here. Thanks!

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Motorists Should Expect Delays in Leesburg Monday and Tuesday

Tomorrow (Monday) and Tuesday, (August 23-24) motorists can expect major traffic delays in the vicinity of the Dulles Greenway, Route 7 and Route 15 in Leesburg, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Traffic will be stopped for up to 15 minutes at a time while Dominion Virginia Power crews continue pulling wires across roadways for the new power line.

The periodic traffic stops are as follows:

Monday, August 23

• 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.: on the ramp from westbound Dulles Greenway to westbound Route 7, and on the ramp from westbound Route 7 Bypass to eastbound Dulles Greenway.
• Noon to 3:30 p.m. on the Route 7 Bypass, just east of the Route 15 overpass, and on the ramp from Route 15 to eastbound Route 7 Bypass.

Tuesday, August 24

• From 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the Route 7 Bypass just east of the Route 15 overpass, and on the ramp from Route 15 to eastbound Route 7 Bypass.

No traffic stops are scheduled for Wednesday through Friday. State Police and VDOT will monitor traffic queues and temporarily suspend stoppages if necessary to relieve delays.

The work is part of Dominion Virginia Power’s construction of a 12-mile, high-voltage power line from a new substation northwest of Hamilton, near the intersection of Berlin Turnpike and Route 7, to a substation off Cochran Mill Road east of Leesburg. The project requires crews to string electric lines along about nine miles of VDOT roads, crossing them a total of 15 times. Periodic traffic stops will continue through mid-September.

For more information about Dominion’s project and for updates on traffic stops, visit www.dom.com and enter “Pleasant View” in the search bar.

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Don't Forget -- Major Traffic Delays Today in Leesburg

Loudoun County motorists are reminded about the possibility of major traffic delays today in Leesburg while Dominion Virginia Power crews continue pulling wires across roadways for a new power line.

Today, Sunday, August 15, crews will conduct work that will require stopping traffic for up to 15 minutes at a time on South King Street (Route 15) in Leesburg near the Route 7 Bypass interchange, and just east of the interchange on Route 7 Bypass. Crews are working until 9 p.m. (started at 5:30 a.m.).

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

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Can Route 15 Get Too Congested?

WTOP Radio reported yesterday that "Prince William County has widened part of the roadway [Route 15], but the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance worries that a 9-mile, two-lane stretch of the road north of Leesburg to the Maryland border could get too congested. The alliance says the Loudoun County portion of the road could carry 40,000 vehicles a day by 2030 -- more vehicles than currently use Interstate 81."

The WTOP report added that the "Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance is criticizing Loudoun County for ignoring its own traffic plan and faults state planners for not stepping in."

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Expect Major Traffic Delays this Sunday in Leesburg

This Sunday, August 15, motorists should be prepared for major traffic delays in Leesburg while Dominion Virginia Power crews continue pulling wires across roadways for the new power line.

The Sunday work will require stopping traffic for up to 15 minutes at a time on South King Street (Route 15) in Leesburg near the Route 7 Bypass interchange, and just east of the interchange on Route 7 Bypass. Crews will work from 5:30 a.m. until 9 p.m.

Throughout the day, State Police and VDOT will monitor traffic queues and temporarily suspend stoppages if necessary to relieve delays.

The work is part of Dominion Virginia Power’s construction of a 12-mile, high-voltage power line from a new substation northwest of Hamilton, near the intersection of Berlin Turnpike and Route 7, to a substation off Cochran Mill Road east of Leesburg. The project requires crews to string electric lines along about nine miles of VDOT roads, crossing them a total of 15 times. Periodic traffic stops will continue through mid-September.

For more information about Dominion’s project and for updates on traffic stops, visit www.dom.com and enter “Pleasant View” in the search bar.

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