Documentation of history and initiatives on Route 15 North

Below, for facilitated public access, are documents relating to Route 15 north of Leesburg, described in a June 7, 2022, presentation to the Board of Supervisors made by Lucketts area residents, that bear upon the expansion plans for the National Scenic Byway. Click on the title to review the document.

1. 1988. “New Bypasses Topic of Forum in Leesburg.” Washington Post.
2. 2002. Citizens for a Safer Route 15 Notebook of resources presented to officials.
3. 2003. Ian Lockwood.  Lucketts village traffic calming concept.
4. 2003. Congressional Record citation of Route 15 earmark.
5. 2004-2-24. VDOT Interoffice Memorandum. Reference to design and speeding, page 10.
6. 2006-4-14. VDOT. “Route 15 Corridor Safety Study: Summary of Crash History and Traffic Data.”
7. 2007-5-25. 2007 Countywide Transportation Plan Draft pages including NVTA map of new highway through Lucketts rural area. Kimley Horn Scope of Work letter citing prior expansion attempt.
8. 2011-2013. “The Zombie Outer Beltway Returns,” and “Virginia Pushes For ‘Outer Beltway’ That Critics Say Isn’t Needed.”
9. 2018-11-7. Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance Comments on CTP.
10. 2018-5-24. Ian Lockwood. Presentation made to Supervisor Geary Higgins, aides, and Loudoun staff and consultants, Lockwood paper “Learning from Loudoun’s Route 50 Traffic Calming Project, a National Model.”
11. 2018-6-21. Toole Design Group “Memorandum: U.S. Highway 15 Roundabout Conceptual Analysis.”
12. 2018-9-19. Smart Mobility, Inc. “Route 15 North of Leesburg: A Closer Look at the Effects of Widening.”
13. 2019-5-1. “Following completion of $400+ million Route 15 widening projects, congestion just moves north.”
14. 2021-9-23. Route 15 CPAM Ref-1 VDOT. See p. 2.
15. 2018-9-7. MCOG TPB “2018 Congestion Management Prices (CMP) Technical Report.” Table E-2:2017 Top Bottlenecks – Peak Periods., p. 18.
16. 2022-1-3. VDOT OIPI. “Loudoun County 2016-2020 Potential for Safety Improvement (PSI) for Fatal and Injury Crashes, with US Route 15 Focus Segment Comparison.”
17. 2007-2-6. “Loudoun County Carbonate Area with Mapped Sinkholes – Route 15 Corridor.”
18. 2020-10-29. Jim Zeller, DTCI. Comment from October 29, 2020, Loudoun virtual public hearing on improvements from Leesburg to Montresor Road. (Link to meeting recording requested; not listed on relevant web page (https://www.loudoun.gov/5448/Route-15-North-Widening-Public-Informati).
19. 2018-7-1. “Map: Rust Conservation Site.”
20. 2011-8-2. “Karst Geohazards along Highways in East Tennessee: Identification and Mitigation.”
21. 2006-2020. List of articles on induced traffic and designing safer roads.
22. 2022-6-1. Highway Capacity: Definition, Importance, Factors and Formula.
23. 2017-2020. VDOT Annual Average Daily Trips, Route 15, 2017, 2019, 2020.
24. 2020-7-9. NVTA TransAction: COVID-19: Transportation Impacts and Opportunities.
25. 2019. Comp Plan excerpts on telecommuting and transit, pp. 7-1, 7-1.3.
26. 2021-8-1. Frederick County, Maryland, Climate Emergency Mobilization Workgroup Report: Recommendations on remote work and transit.
27. 2022-1-19. “Frederick County Home Destination Report – Where Workers Live Who are Employed in the Selection Area – by States.”
28. 2020. Highway Needs Inventory, Frederick County.
29. 2018-2-2. Meeting Summary, Partner Agency Meeting, Discussion of Route 15 with Maryland and Virginia Agencies.
30. 2018-4-18. “Visualize 2045.  Seven Transportation Initiatives for a Better Future.”
31. 2018-8-6. VDOT Smart Scale Project 3593. Route 15 Whites Ferry Road to Points of Rock Bridge.
32. 2020-5-6. OIPI US-15 & Lucketts Road Quadrant Intersection Updated Information Package.
33. 2018-7-17. Route 15 (Whites Ferry Road to the Maryland State Line). Application for BUILD 2018 Planning Grant.
34. 2021-2-13. Documentation on Removal of Route 15 Phase 1 Federal Funding.
35. 2018-2022. Emails and letters between County staff and VDOT, and correspondence with JTHG Coalition regarding Section 106 reviews.
36. 2022-5-16. PEC map of structures and water resources that will be impacted by Route 15 expansion.
37. 2020-3-2. Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Office crash costs memo.

Additional resources – Funding

38. VDOT Financial Plan requirements, accessed at https://www.virginiadot.org/projects/financial_ plans.asp
39. 2022-3-11. County notes proffers are a potential funding source for Route 15 construction, page 11.
40. A western Lucketts bypass will bisect or be adjacent to 440 acres of prime farmland on the west side of Lucketts village.