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

You can take Belmont Ridge to Evergreen Mills to Old Ox to 28 or 50. That's the loooong way around.

 

A great solution would be to complete Westwind Drive and connect Loudoun County Pkwy through to Old Ox Rd. (see Loudoun County Transportation Plan: http://www.loudounctp.com/documents/CTP Roads Countywide Map PC.pdf) It would alleviate a significant amount of traffic as most of southern Ashburn would never take have to take Waxpool to get to 28. If I had to guess though, I'd suspect the Greenway people wouldn't really appreciate that road being completed...

For now, they've eliminated one of the 3 straight lanes on eastbound Waxpool at LCP, and the morning backups have increased significantly. It's just as bad as before they changed the 2nd left turn lane at that intersection into the 3rd straight lane about a year ago.

 

There's another way. From Old Ox turn left onto Moran (just after toll) then straight on Lockridge then right on Prentice and left on Pacific out onto Waxpool.

 

I've tried LCP and gave up, it's worth your life trying to get from Shellhorn across to LCP. I usually leave the house by 7am anyway and never can get thru the light in one cycle at LCP. Waxpool works best for me. Doesn't make much difference to me - I only have a 5 mile commute anyway, but Waxpool is getting worse and it's not even Fall, when the traffic is ten times worse.

 

You're right, but many drivers don't know that and sit right in the middle of the intersection (which is illegal, BTW) waiting for a break in northbound traffic. This leads to those "in the know" getting impatient and trying to drive around them. Add on top of that the drivers turning left onto Shellhorn from LCP. It's a major accident or road rage incident just waiting to happen. It's an intersection in desperate need of a traffic light.

 

Best thing is if Shellhorn Road is extended to Old Ox -> Rt 28..... half the problem will be solved.

What's stopping the County/VA/transportation department?
Is Greedway playing a major role in blocking this plan?

 

I sympathize with this sentiment, but this intersection and many others in this area were designed specifically to be controlled by traffic lights. Four lane roads should never intersect with each other with just stop signs. The stop sign is just dropped in as a temporary measure so they can put off spending the money on installing a light.

 

I really don't understand this. I mean they only took away like 50 yards worth of road so you don't get to merge 50 yards sooner (and sometimes you'd get stuck at the light) but the traffic is like they took away a mile of road or something?????!?!?!?

 

The fact that there is NO money for these projects is stopping them.
Greedway has nothing to do with it........other than facilitating the legislators in Richmond to say that us rich people should stop complaining and pay the toll.

 

I fail to see the problem ...

 

Normally during the summer, traffic was always light...haven't noticed that this summer at all, Waxpool is as backed up as it is during the school season. I really hate to think what it will be like when school opens. I'm thinking I'll have to leave at 6am for my 5 mile commute. UGH.

 

I just saw this on a travel channel program "The World's Most Dangerous Airports!!" People actually try to run across the runway when the gate is down!!

The one in Nepal was truly terrifying!!

 

I've also notied that the traffic this summer has not lightened as much. First off we have a ton more people living here now. Secondly, lots of peeps are out of jobs, so they will be out more. Every year I dread the start up of school when Ridgeway becomes a parking lot in the morning with all the heinous driving behavior on the street.

 

It's been backing up to nearly there the past few days. I normally take the Greedway but I've been dropping my daughter off at the Fairfax Collegiate program in Beaumeade, so I've had to go through this intersection between 8 and 8:30.

I had to wait through two light cycles to make the left from LCP on to eastboud Waxpool after dropping her off this morning. There definitely seems to be more traffic waiting to turn on to Waxpool from both sides of LCP, and yet the light cycle for that is much shorter than for Waxpool. I think the timing of the lights needs to be changed at the very least. An interchange would be best, of course.