Issue · Infrastructure
Council approved an agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation for design and construction of interchange access at South King Street and the Route 7/15 Bypass, on a four-item consent agenda. The official agenda does not state a dollar amount.
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Official minutes of the November 10 meeting are not posted yet.
Pending official minutes
Council approved the VDOT agreement for interchange access on November 10, 2026, on a four-item consent agenda, announced 6-0-1. Official minutes are not yet posted.
Recorded
Loudoun County CIP for Route 7 Improvements
The November 10 staff memo states that in 2024, Loudoun County added Route 7 Improvements from Route 9 to Dulles Greenway to its CIP, including widening the bypass to three lanes in each direction in this area, and that that design did not consider improvements to the South King Street and Route 7/15 Bypass interchange.
Source: November 10 agenda packet (opens in new tab), p. 127
Recorded
County match of $2 million, and the Town advertised design
The November 10 staff memo states that in Fiscal Year 2025, Loudoun County approved $2 million of funding to the Town, to match the Town’s own $2 million, to develop preliminary planning documents. In 2025, the Town advertised design.
Source: November 10 agenda packet (opens in new tab), p. 127
Recorded
Resolution 2026-029, Interchange Access Report design contract
A resolution attached to the November 10 staff memo authorized the Town Manager to execute a design contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for development of an Interchange Access Report.
The dollar amount on the scanned copy of Resolution 2026-029 in the November 10 packet (pp. 131-132) is not clear enough to transcribe, so it is not shown.
Source: November 10 agenda packet (opens in new tab), pp. 131–132
Recorded
Design contract awarded to Kimley-Horn; design began
The November 10 staff memo states that the Town advertised design in 2025, awarded the design contract to Kimley-Horn in June of 2026, and that design began.
Source: November 10 agenda packet (opens in new tab), p. 127
Approved
VDOT administration agreement
Council approved an agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation for review of the Interchange Access Report, on the consent agenda, announced 6-0-1. Official minutes are not yet posted. The agreement itself has no dollar amount and needs no new funding. The staff memo estimates total project cost at $34.4 million, with $4 million already funded ($2 million Town, $2 million County).
Source: November 10 agenda packet (opens in new tab), pp. 126–128, 130 · November 10 agenda (opens in new tab) · November 10 meeting video (opens in new tab) · November 10 agenda (clip 3047) (opens in new tab)
Upcoming
Open house at Town Hall
A public open house is scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., in the lower-level conference rooms at Town Hall, 25 West Market Street.
Source: Leesburg Daily (opens in new tab) · Town news, October 30 (opens in new tab) · Town of Leesburg calendar (opens in new tab) · Project page (opens in new tab)
The South King Street and Route 7/15 Bypass Interchange Improvements project is in the Town's FY 2027-2032 CIP. Loudoun County and the Town each contributed $2 million, for current funding of $4 million, to develop preliminary planning documents including an Interchange Access Report. The staff memo estimates the total project cost at $34.4 million; the attached CIP project page lists $34,405,000. No additional funding is needed for the VDOT administration agreement, which covers VDOT review of the report so it can be used in future grant applications. No design has been chosen yet. (packet pp. 126–128, 130)
Sources: November 10 agenda packet, Nov 10 Council meeting (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Amount not stated · Vendor: Virginia Department of Transportation · Funding source: Current project funding of $4 million ($2 million Town, $2 million County) already in the FY 2027-2032 CIP, for preliminary planning including the Interchange Access Report; no additional funding is needed for this agreement. The staff memo in the packet estimates the total project cost at $34.4 million (the attached CIP project page lists $34,405,000). (staff estimate in the packet)
The Town and the Virginia Department of Transportation are studying interchange access at South King Street and the Route 7/15 Bypass. The VDOT administration agreement on the November 10 agenda covers VDOT review of an Interchange Access Report; the agreement itself has no dollar amount and needs no new funding. The staff memo in the packet estimates the total project cost at $34.4 million (the attached CIP project page lists $34,405,000), with current funding of $4 million ($2 million Town, $2 million County) for preliminary planning. No design has been selected yet. An open house public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., in the lower-level conference rooms at Town Hall, 25 West Market Street.
Sources: November 10 agenda packet (opens in new tab) · November 10 agenda (opens in new tab) · Town news, October 30 (opens in new tab) · Leesburg Daily (opens in new tab) · Project page (opens in new tab)
Announced tally: 6-0-1.
Announced 6-0-1 on a four-item consent agenda. Official minutes are not yet posted, so individual marks are not recorded here.
Last updated Wednesday, November 11, 2026, afternoon, America/New_York.