Sep 21

Design Phase for Route 7 Shared Use Path Now Set for Winter 2024 Completion

Posted on September 21, 2023 at 5:23 PM by Nancy McCormick

The design phase for the Route 7 Shared Use Path project is now set to be completed in winter 2024 (January/February/March), extending the design phase approximately six months past the previous summer 2023 estimate. The project provides for the design, Right-of-Way (ROW) acquisition, and construction of a 10-foot-wide shared use path along the north side of Route 7 between Campus Drive (Route 391), the entrance of the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) Loudoun Campus, and Lakeland Drive (Route 821) in Sterling. 

As a result of feedback from area residents and landowners, the design team is investigating alternative alignments for the shared use path along the Route 7 frontage of Signal Hill Plaza. The design team is also conducting additional outfall analyses for stormwater runoff into the Cardinal Glen neighborhood. The additional analyses have extended design phase completion from summer 2023 to winter 2024. 

The project’s ROW phase will begin winter 2024. More information about Loudoun County Capital Project phases is provided at loudoun.gov/capitalprojects.

About the Project

The Route 7 Shared Use Path project involves the design and construction of a 10-foot-wide shared use path along the north side of Route 7 between Campus Drive (Route 391), the entrance of Northern Virginia Community College and Lakeland Drive (Route 821) approximately 1,500 feet west of the Fairfax County line in Sterling. The total length of the proposed shared use path is approximately 1.3 miles.   

This project was previously part of the Route 7 Pedestrian Improvements project that consisted of two elements - three pedestrian crossings of Route 7 and a shared use path along the north side of Route 7. To help provide clarity in project reporting, the two project elements have been separated into two projects. Construction of the shared use path is currently estimated to begin in 2026.

For more information about the Route 7 Shared Use Path project, including a link to sign up for updates about the project and upcoming public meeting, visit the project page.


Oct 15

Loudoun to Hold Virtual Public Meeting on Route 7 Shared Use Path Oct. 27

Posted on October 15, 2021 at 4:33 PM by Heidi Kellum

Loudoun County is hosting an online meeting to gain input from the public on the proposed Route 7 Shared Use Path project. The public information meeting will be held Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 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/rt7sharedusepath 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., Tuesday, October 26, 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.

The Route 7 Shared Use Path project involves the design and construction of a 10-foot-wide shared use path along the north side of Route 7 between Campus Drive (Route 391), the entrance of Northern Virginia Community College and Lakeland Drive (Route 821) approximately 1,500 feet west of the Fairfax County line in Sterling. The total length of the proposed shared use path is approximately 1.3 miles.   

For more information about the Route 7 Shared Use Path project, including a link to sign up for updates about the project and upcoming public meeting, visit loudoun.gov/rt7sharedusepath.