Under Construction: Route 7 at Battlefield Parkway in the Town of Leesburg

Note: Route 7 will have overnight lane closures between the Leesburg Bypass and River Creek Parkway Sunday night, Dec. 8 through Thursday night, Dec. 12 and Sunday night, Dec. 15 through Wednesday night, Dec. 18.

This project is replacing the traffic signal at Route 7 (East Market Street) and Battlefield Parkway with a grade-separated interchange.

Other improvements include:

• Removing the signal at Route 7 and Cardinal Park Drive and modifying the intersection.
• Adding auxiliary lanes on eastbound Route 7 from the Leesburg Bypass to the new Battlefield Parkway interchange, and from the Battlefield Parkway interchange to River Creek Parkway.
• Constructing a shared-use path along eastbound Battlefield Parkway and a sidewalk along westbound Battlefield Parkway.
• Adding a second left turn lane from southbound Battlefield Parkway to Fort Evans Road, and a second left turn lane from northbound River Creek Parkway to Fort Evans Road.

Estimated Costs
Preliminary Engineering - $4 million
Right of Way Acquisition and Utility Relocation - $7.3 million
Construction - $66 million
Total - $77.3 million

This project is financed with federal, state (including Revenue Sharing), town, Loudoun County and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funding.

The Route 7 and Battlefield Parkway intersection averages close to 100,000 vehicles a day.

Exciting things are happening in Leesburg! We are here with the @TownofLeesburg, @LoudounCoGovt and @NVTAuthority to break ground on a new interchange and major improvements at Route 7 and Battlefield Parkway. Learn more: https://t.co/aHxp1Dkjf7 pic.twitter.com/ZLgkZzDvzo

— VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) October 15, 2019

Benefits 

The project aims to relieve congestion, improve safety and enhance mobility for bicyclists and pedestrians along the corridor.

Major Milestones 

Begin Preliminary Engineering - March 2016
Public Information Meeting - May 2017
Design Public Hearing - March 2018
Categorical Exclusion Available - May 2018
Award Design-Build Contract - March 2019
Limited Access Control Public Notice - May 2019
Groundbreaking Ceremony - October 2019
"Pardon Our Dust" Meeting - October 2019
Final Completion - Fall 2021