UPDATE: On May 8, county officials issued an update saying their original information was incorrect or outdated. The new timeline for the removal of the light at Lexington Drive is the first half of 2020. See story here.
One of the most frequent questions we get here at The Burn is when is the traffic light at Route 7 and Lexington Drive in Ashburn going to be removed. It’s been in the plans for ages and — with all the new flyovers built in recent years — the light at Lexington is the last big hang-up between Sterling and Leesburg.
It’s a source of constant frustration for commuters at rush hour.
So we reached out to Glen Barbour, a spokesperson with Loudoun County. Here is his response:
“The removal of the traffic signal at Route 7 and Lexington Drive is planned as part of the project to extend Riverside Parkway between Lexington Drive and Loudoun County Parkway. Construction of this project is expected to start this summer.”
“Once construction begins, traffic currently accessing Route 7 from Lexington Drive will be re-routed to the Route 7 and Ashburn Village Boulevard interchange. Once these changes are made, the signal at Route 7 and Lexington Drive will be removed.”
“We anticipate signal removal to occur in Summer or Fall of 2019. It’s still a little too early to pinpoint the exact date when the change at that intersection will occur, but notifications to the public will be made in advance.”
So there you go — barring any changes, the intersection should be closed and the signal gone by this fall, possibly even this summer. There is an end in sight, commuters. Keep the faith.
Now let’s get the overpass at Battlefield Parkway built. That will really make a difference.
The interchange on Rte 7 at Battlefield Parkway is on the way. See the attached link: http://virginiadot.org/projects/northernvirginia/rt_7_at_battlefield_pkwy.asp
One step at time LOL – they can’t even get the easy one right – should be easy to remove a light – getting them to add an overpass is like trying part the sea Ha
Yeah baby!
Its about time – the stopping of dozens of cars each way to let one or two cars make this turn is totally ridiculous. Let those cars go around. I will say that the extension from LCP to Ashburn Village will be most helpful as well. But this light has to go ASAP
How will you get to Blue Mount Nursery when traveling East on Route 7 if you can’t turn left onto Lexington?
You will exit at Ashburn Village Boulevard and take Riverside Parkway, which is being extended and subsuming Lexington.
Will this be open before they get rid of the light? Can you still turn right onto Lexington off of Rt 7 going west?
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