The Southern Collector 30 Years in the Making

The Southern (SCR)

Business Route 7 project is part of the Loudoun County and town wide North transportation plan. The SCR was Hamilton Patrick Henry first planned and adopted more College Campus than 30 years ago in 1978 in the Town’s Comprehensive Plan. The Rt. 287 Existing completion of the SCR will create a critical link from Route 7 business, effectively relieving crosstown , ensuring greater New safety, and providing more direct Roundabout Southern Collector access to destinations east of Road Purcellville. W.T. Druhan Blvd. This drawing is for illustrative purposes /Trail Traffic management and control only and not to scale. patterns will be implemented during construction and may change daily over the next few Purcellville Gateway Entrance months with the progression of the Shopping Center Crooked Run Orchard various phases. Travelers can expect brief delays during construction and every attempt will be made to minimize any Entrance Crooked Run Orchard inconvenience construction Pick Your Own may cause.

Entrance Purcellville Gateway For more information, please contact Samer S. Beidas, P.E., CCM, Purcellville Main Director of Public Works, Town of Purcellville at 540-751-2398 or [email protected].

Ease Crosstown Enhance Pedestrian Provide Seamless Congestion Safety Connection to Rt. 7

Construction Begins on/about September 12 Completed on/about June 2013 Monday – Friday 9:00 am-3:00 pm Please See Other Side for More Information Construction will be conducted ONLY during the hours of 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

The seven phases of construction are as follows and Frequently Asked Questions may change slightly due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Why is a new roundabout needed? Why not keep the first one? Phase 1 (Approximately 1-2 Months) • Demolition of existing roundabout; Demolition The Town of Purcellville’s planned alignment for the of existing islands and and gutter along Southern Collector Road (SCR) has it connecting Main Street and Berlin Turnpike with the current roundabout that was built by the • Place temporary and permanent pavement Purcellville Gateway. Unfortunately, litigation filed by along Main Street and Berlin Turnpike the County of Loudoun and the owners of the Crooked Run Orchard prevented the Town from Phase 2: (Approximately 2-3 Months) moving forward with this planned alignment and • Shift traffic to southern along Main Street required a new roundabout with a new alignment • Construct westbound lanes along Main Street for the SCR. The owners of the property upon and east and west sides of Berlin Turnpike which the roadway and trail are being constructed were compensated $432,024 for the property Phase 3: (Approximately 1-2 Months) needed for the project. • Shift traffic to newly constructed lanes on the north side of Main Street Will there be additional sidewalk/trail • Construct eastbound lanes along Main Street constructed as part of this project? Yes. Nearly a quarter mile of new sidewalk/trail will Phase 4: (Approximate 1-2 Weeks) be constructed along the SCR to provide • Surface pave eastbound and westbound Main continuous pedestrian access along the roadway. Street and Berlin Turnpike Who constructed the existing roundabout? Phase 5: (Approximately 1-2 Months) • Shift traffic to outside lanes along eastbound The roundabout was constructed by the owners of and westbound Main Street and Berlin Turnpike the Purcellville Gateway Shopping Center. • Construct median along Main Street and Berlin Turnpike

Phase 6: (Approximately 1 Month) • Construct new roundabout

Phase 7: (Approximately 2-3 Weeks) • Place final asphalt, striping, and signage along Main Street and Berlin Turnpike

For more information, please contact Samer S. Beidas, P.E., CCM, Director of Public Works, Town of Purcellville at 540-751-2398 or [email protected]. Citizen Update or visit www.purcellvilleva.gov