Anyone know what project is starting on Waxpool at Loudoun County Pkwy?

As I was stopped in the back-up there at 10am today, I had the grand idea to run out and take pics of the sign. Until I noticed that my phone was at home in the charger. D'oh!

 

don't remind me....

 

This morning crews were placing barricades in the median so some kind of road works seems to be coming soon.

 

are you guys talking about this?

http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/15824969/Waxpool-Road-Loudoun-County-Parkway-Ashburn-VA/

I saw a board (waxpool/LCP intersection) just now.
It says "Fairways Office Park".... Lease/Sale for offices/hotels etc.

 

Seems like that is down too far...almost right across from the golf course entrance........

 

I'm guessing they are going to extend the left turn lanes?

 

I think at some point they are planning to close the first median west of LCP. That would stop all the U-Turns that people make when the miss the turn from Waxpool to LCP Southbound.

In other words, no more direct median access to the storage facility/restaurant row. Have to go in through the Embassy Suites entrance (where a light will be installed eventually). That's what I remember...not sure if that's what's going on. I believe it was part of a study done to improve Waxpool traffic.

PS - anyone else think the "Loudoun County Parkway" is too long to say/write every time? I think we should just call it "The LoCo" . Eh?

 

I stopped today to have a close look at the sign in the median. It is the kind of sign we all have in our office somewhere that states your rights as a worker, and so on. There is also a poster about it being a federally-related construction project and as such there are certain guaranteed minimum wages. This was followed by a listing of job types and wages.

Only one document had any info that directly related to this project it said:
Waxpool Road/Loudoun County Parkway Intersection Improvement
Design Build Project
VDOT Project No.: 0625-053-972,P101, C501
SCC Project No, 161086

I took pictures of some of the documents on the sign board, but none of them are anything special.

--- John B.

 

http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/resources/2010/march/March_2010_CTB_bids.pdf

Waxpool Road (94639)
0625-053-972, P101, C501 Loudoun County

This Project is located in Loudoun County, Virginia, and includes the construction of turn lane improvement on all four legs of the intersection of Waxpool Road (Rte 625) and the Loudoun County Pkwy (Rte 607) and modification or reconstruction of the existing traffic signal to accommodate the proposed lane configuration. The total Project length is approximately 1.0 mile.

This Project includes, among other things: (a) completing design, (b) coordinating and performing, or causing to be performed, required utility adjustments, (c) performing roadway construction and drainage adjustments, (d) providing quality assurance and quality control for design and construction, and (e) providing overall project management.

Fixed completion December 7, 2010

 

So it could "improve" the Waxpool / Loudoun intersection? Lots of bollards gone up (not sure if that's the right term, that's what we call them in Britain)

 

Great find. Not sure how much anything well help w/o adding more lanes.

 

it's akin to a bandaid on a bullet wound.

 

I would advise everyone to avoid this intersection at all costs for the next four months or so. Today, they took away an Eastbound lane and traffic was backed up in the middle of the day. It's not going to be pretty.

 

Twriter gets the credit for being brave enough to read the board. I just googled the project number.

 

Ugh! - What other options are there besides Waxpool??
(We do not use the Greenway)

 

Hopefully the work will be done during non rush-hour periods. That doesn't help people like me on Waxpool during the day, though.

 

LCP is backed up pretty bad in the morning as well....doesn't help one bit.

 

If they'd just move that darn airport we could have all sorts of east/westbound options!!!!!