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ASHBURN VILLAGE/ROUTE 7 INTERCHANGE OPENS WEDNESDAY

The new overpass will allow traffic to move quickly through the often congested area.

The new overpass where Ashburn Village Boulevard meets Route 7 officially opens to traffic on Wednesday. The new flyover will remove the stoplights from Route 7, allowing traffic to flow quicker and more efficiently through the often congested area. The on and off ramps from Route 7 will take a few more months.

Image: Ron Meyer

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Tuesday. Ultimately, when the new interchange at Belmont Ridge Road and Route 7 is complete, and the intersection at Lexington Drive is closed (yes, it’s coming), then there won’t be any stoplights between Sterling and Leesburg — a huge boon to commuters who sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic each day.

2 Comments
  1. Aaron 6 years ago

    This is excellent news, but I would like to know what the future plans are for the Rt 7 bypass at Leesburg. Already with the removal of the lights at Ashburn village there is an increase of vehicles being delayed at the single lane of the Leesburg Rt 7 bypass. I can only imagine that as the other lights between Sterling and Leesburg are removed that choke point will increasingly strangle traffic that wishes to continue traveling West of Leesburg. I do hope there are plans to address that issue, especially as approval is being given for additional development communities that will continue to add daily drivers with cars to a slowly responding infrastructure in the greater Leesburg.

  2. Van Kirstein 6 years ago

    This article was from Oct. 2017. When will the light at Lexington Drive be decommissioned?

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