In an election where housing developments in western Loudoun County are a central issue, the two candidates vying for the Catoctin District seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
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While some details are still being hammered out, county supervisors have agreed to the overall scope of Rt. 15 improvement plans north of Leesburg.
While supervisors gave guidance on what should be done about the two-lane road in previous votes, with a unanimous vote Feb. 2, the years-long project to reduce congestion on Rt. 15 has some concrete plans for what the road will look like in the future. That includes widening Rt. 15 to a four-lane divided road between Battlefield Parkway and Montresor Road; installing a stoplight and “T” intersection at North King Street; and installing a new roundabout at the Limestone School Road and Montresor Road intersection. With Rt. 15 designated a National Scenic Byway, supervisors also have directed county staff members to incorporate the Journey Through Hallowed Ground’s design guidelines “where feasible,” although the road also falls under design standards as a rural principal arterial road according to the Virginia Depa