Leesburg Streets and Highways. Tom Brandon Manager, Office of Capital Projects Potomac Section

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1 Leesburg Streets and Highways Tom Brandon Manager, Office of Capital Projects Potomac Section

2 About Leesburg Accessible 35 miles from DC On the W&OD Trail On the Potomac River 15 miles from the Appalachian Trail <2 hours from skiing Leesburg

3 Historic Established in 1758 Vibrant Downtown Historic District Narrow Streets, Old Infrastructure, Bars and Restaurants Home to General George Marshall and hiding place of Declaration of Independence and Constitution during War of 1812 About Leesburg

4 About Leesburg Growing Largest Town in Virginia Second largest incorporated City/Town in northern Virginia Growth rate about 5 times national average during past 60 years Northern Virginia Cities and Towns LEESBURG POPULATION 60,000 >5% growth per year since ,000 40,000 No growth for over 150 years 30,000 20,000 10, , ,000 50,000 0

5 Leesburg Transportation Crossroads of Two Major Highways US Route 15 North South Route from New York to South Carolina Virginia Route 7 East West Highway across northern Virginia Significant Commuter Route Residents from West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and western Virginia commute through Leesburg daily Town is near Buildout, future transportation improvements will concentrate on: Capacity improvements highway widening, interchanges Bicycle / Pedestrian Access Network Safety, especially Downtown

6 Capital Improvement Program Growing Concentrated on Transportation 75% of FY 19 Budget Transportation Budget has grown 250% in 9 years $120,000,000 $100,000,000 $80,000,000 $60,000,000 $40,000,000 $20,000,000 Change in 6-Year Transportation Budget $

7 Recently Completed and Ongoing Projects Route 15 (South King Street) Widening Route 7 / Battlefield Parkway Interchange Route 15 / Edwards Ferry Road / Fort Evans Road Interchange Battlefield Parkway Sycolin Road Widening Evergreen Mill Road Widening

8 Funding our Projects VDOT RSTP About $1.5 to $2.0 million/ year Revenue Sharing Up to $5 million / year SMART Scale Project by Project eligibility State of Good Repair Paving / Bridge Maintenance Primary Extension Paving Program Average about $0.5 million per year NVTA 30% Local Funds - About $2.5 million/yr 70% Regional Funds Last 3 years $35 million for two projects Loudoun County Capital Improvement Program FY 2019 Transportation Funding Source NVTA $25,074,785, 78% 1% VDOT $6,976,000, 21% Local / Other

9 Partnering with other Agencies VDOT VDOT maintains Route 7 through Leesburg, and maintains all Loudoun County roads outside Leesburg Provides significant funding for Town-maintained road system Administers large, complex projects for the Town NVTA Provides significant funding for transportation projects in the Town Loudoun County Cooperates with Town on regional transportation planning Provides funding on selected projects in the Town V I R G I N I A Loudoun County

10 Partnering with Engineers and Contractors All planning and design work is performed by consulting engineers On-call engineering contracts for studies and small design projects Individual contracts for larger projects Construction Management and Inspection on selected projects All construction performed by private contractors

11 Trends Large percentage of budget committed to interchange projects Large number of projects to fix older streets Pedestrian safety Traffic calming Bus accessibility Drainage Aesthetics

12 In the Future Route 7 / Battlefield Parkway Interchange Design-Build in selection process Route 15 / Edwards Ferry Road Interchange IJR underway, pending funding 20-Year Transportation /Town Plan Update Sycolin Road Widening Phase IV Construction this summer Evergreen Mill Road Widening Under design, construction in FY 2019 On-Call Engineering & Construction Contracts Advertise this Summer Geotechnical Engineering Traffic Signal Maintenance / Repair Construction Management and Inspection Advertise in 2020 Civil Engineering

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