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Waxpool New Lanes

Discussion in 'General Chat Forum' started by dcdavis, Jun 22, 2005.

  1. dcdavis

    dcdavis Ooops!!

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    I'm curious to hear from folks how the opening of the additional lanes on Waxpool from Route 28 to Loudoun County Parkway has helped out. During non-rush hour times, it appears to be very nice and allows the traffic to flow much, much better (especially on Waxpool westbound where all the traffic mergers at Pacific Ave).

    I don't drive it in rush hour, so I'm interested to hear if there's been any positive effect either direction...

    DcD

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  2. lags

    lags New Member

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    Traffic definitely flows better, but schools also let out last week and that usually reduces a lot of the summer traffic as well.

    Either way, I'll take it! :)
     
  3. snoopy

    snoopy Senior Member

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    I usually travel to Herndon around 8 AM and come back around 5 PM ..and I noticed a big big improvement ....
    I gather once waxpool / 28 South exchange is complete ..it will be even better ( keeping my fingers crossed ) :)
     
  4. wahoogeek

    wahoogeek New Member

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    positive sure but as lags stated, it coincided with end of school so its hard to determine what the true effect is. East bound right lane exit to 28 still gets backed up but I get to cruise past in the left lane to 28N.
     
  5. boomertsfx

    boomertsfx Booyakasha!

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    it seems to me that the wegman's and aol lights screw up the westboard traffic the most (backing it up onto 28)... even when the flyover lane opens, the bottleneck will be the wegmans light.... they need a cloverleaf there too =) Or is there some magic they're planning to fix that?
     
  6. afgm

    afgm Ashburn Farm Resident

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    I think the jury will be out for a while on the impact. At the same time the lanes opened, school let out. Traditionally, school being out leads to a significant reduction in traffic. I don't think a judgement can be made until after school starts again.
     
  7. flynnibus

    flynnibus Well-Known Member Forum Staff

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    I still want them to reverse whatever change they made to the lights on Rt 28 at sterling blvd and the other about 4-6 months ago. AFter the interchanges opened, Rt 28 was a breeze through there in the evening rush. Now.. its stop and go most of the way all the way up past the last light every night.

    Whatever they did there.. they hosed up a good thing :(

    -Steve
     

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