Mark Herring, Virginia State Senator

Click here to download an electronic copy of “Seven For Seven: Getting Loudoun Moving”. Please note that this is a very large file and might take a minute to download.

The Route 7 Task Force, established by State Senator Mark Herring (D-Loudoun & Fairfax) last September, concluded its work with the release of its action plan entitled, “Seven For Seven: Getting Loudoun Moving”. The plan offers a set of concrete steps that can and should be taken to alleviate congestion along the Route 7 corridor, in both the short and long term.

Senator Herring formed the Task Force, comprised of fifteen business and community leaders, with the mission of exploring and prioritizing solutions aimed at alleviating congestion along the Route 7 corridor between the Town of Leesburg and the Fairfax/Loudoun border. From September 2010 through March 2011, the Task Force conducted eight meetings and heard testimony from county, state, and town officials, transportation interest groups, traffic engineers, and members of the public.

“Creating community consensus and bringing together those who have worked separately toward the same goals for years was one of the objectives I had for the Route 7 Task Force at the outset,” Herring stated. “I am proud to say that we have accomplished that goal.”

The work of the Route 7 Task Force has already paid dividends for Loudoun County. With the Task Force’s strong support, Senator Herring was able to secure state funding for the Route 7/Belmont Ridge Road interchange and the Sycolin Road overpass, two projects that were identified early on by the Task Force as top priorities for the county.

Copies of the Task Force’s plan have been sent to Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton, Delegates Joe May, Tom Rust, and Tag Greason, Chairman Scott York and the members of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, and Mayor Kirsten Umstattd and the members of the Leesburg Town Council.

Click here to download an electronic copy of “Seven For Seven: Getting Loudoun Moving”. Please note that this is a very large file and might take a minute to download.

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