Jul 29

Shellhorn Road Extension Comment Period Open

Posted on July 29, 2021 at 9:27 AM by Heidi Kellum

Loudoun County is seeking public comment following an online public meeting on the proposed extension of Shellhorn Road, held on July 26, 2021. Residents are encouraged to visit the project page to review the presentation, watch a recording of the meeting and provide a comment. Comments provided by August 9, 2021, will be shared with the Board of Supervisors at an upcoming Board meeting.

This portion of the Shellhorn Road extension project will extend Shellhorn Road from the northern boundary of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority property east to connect with Sterling Boulevard extended. The project will also realign a portion of Lockridge Road and extend Randolph Drive to link with Old Ox Road (Route 606). When completed, Shellhorn Road will be a continuous route from Waxpool Road to Route 28 at the present-day Sterling Boulevard interchange. 

For more information about the Shellhorn Road Extended project, including a link to sign up for updates about the project, visit loudoun.gov/shellhornextended.


Jul 15

Loudoun to Hold Virtual Public Meeting on Shellhorn Road Extended July 26

Posted on July 15, 2021 at 12:06 PM by Heidi Kellum

Loudoun County is hosting an online meeting to gain input from the public on the proposed extension of Shellhorn Road to connect with the Sterling Boulevard extension. The public information meeting will be held on Monday, July 26, 2021, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Members of the public are invited to join the virtual meeting to learn, ask questions and provide input about the project.

Links to login information and meeting materials are available for review at loudoun.gov/shellhornextended and loudoun.gov/remoteparticipation. Meeting materials include a preliminary design and speaker sign-up and comment forms. Members of the public must sign up in advance by 12:00 p.m., Friday, July 23, 2021, to ask questions during the event. Online participants may also send questions to the project team during the meeting as chat messages, which will be answered as time allows.

This portion of the Shellhorn Road extension project will extend Shellhorn Road from the northern boundary of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority property east to connect with Sterling Boulevard extended. The project will also realign a portion of Lockridge Road and extend Randolph Drive to link with Old Ox Road (Route 606). When completed, Shellhorn Road will be a continuous route from Waxpool Road to Route 28 at the present-day Sterling Boulevard interchange. 

For more information about the Shellhorn Road Extended project, including a link to sign up for updates about the project and upcoming public meeting, visit loudoun.gov/shellhornextended.

Jun 28

Shellhorn Road Extended Project in Design Phase

Posted on June 28, 2021 at 4:45 PM by Shawn Zelman

This portion of the Shellhorn Road extension project will extend Shellhorn Road from Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) property northern boundary to and connect with the Sterling Blvd. extension. The project will realign some existing roads near the Loudoun Gateway Silver Line Station. These include Lockridge Road, Moran Road and Randolph Drive.   
When completed, Shellhorn Road will be a continuous route from Waxpool Road to Route 28 at the present-day Sterling Boulevard interchange. 

Shellhorn Road will be extended to become a collector road along the north side of the Dulles Greenway.  Shellhorn road currently begins in the west at Waxpool Road and ends at Loudoun County Parkway.  Shellhorn Road is being extend eastward, parallel to the Dulles Greenway, until it reaches existing Lockridge Road. From there, Shellhorn Road will turn to the south and follow the alignment of Lockridge Road until it reaches the northernmost property line of Dulles Airport.  This portion of the Shellhorn Road extension will extend Shellhorn south by the northern entrance to the Loudoun Gateway Silver Line station, then east to connect with the Sterling Blvd. extension.  

For more information about the Shellhorn Road project, including a link to sign up for updates about the project, visit the project page.