News: Detour Ahead! Sycolin Road in Leesburg to be Closed at Route 7/15 Bypass for 14 Months as Overpass is Built

(May 16, 2013) - Warning! Detour Ahead! Starting on June 8, 2013, the traffic situation in Leesburg will get a little tougher -- or better depending on where you are headed -- as Sycolin Road is closed at the Route 7/15 Bypass for 14 months while an overpass is constructed.

The immediate good news is that on June 8 the traffic signal at the Leesburg Bypass and Sycolin Road will be removed permanently, which will help the rush hour traffic flow through Leesburg. For those who live on either side of the bypass at Sycolin Road, however, things will be tougher as a detour will be needed to get to the other side of the road.


Once the signal is removed, traffic on the Bypass will not have access to Sycolin Road, either north or south. Access from the Bypass to Sycolin Road, the Leesburg Executive Airport, Loudoun County’s Philip Bolen Park and other destinations in the southeast sector of Town will be routed via the Dulles Greenway or Route 7 to Battlefield Parkway.

As a reminder, both Exit 1 (Leesburg Bypass) and Exit 2 (Miller Drive/Battlefield Parkway) from the Dulles Greenway are toll-free.

The map above outlines the new traffic patterns. The intersection closure is necessary for the construction of the Sycolin Overpass. During construction, Sycolin Road will be closed from Gateway Drive to Hope Parkway. Construction is expected to last fourteen months. The overpass will open in August 2014, restoring traffic on Sycolin Road between Gateway Drive and Hope Parkway. However, there will be no access to Sycolin Road from the Bypass or to the Bypass from Sycolin Road once the overpass is completed.