Under Construction
Route 50 Traffic Calming Measures - Gilbert's Corner |
Area Map
Project Photos
Project at a Glance
May 2008
Est Completion Date
Fall 2009
Cost
$15.8 million
Contractor
Lane Construction and VHB
Locality
Loudoun
District
Northern Virginia
Contact
Kenny Robinson
703-383-2656
Alert: Lane Closures
None this week
What's Being Done
The Gilbert's Corner traffic calming project includes constructing four roundabouts at the following locations:
- Route 50 and Route 15 (Gilbert's Corner)
- Route 50 and Watson Road
- Route 50 and Connector Road
- Route 15 and Connector Road
The new two-lane connector road will link Routes 50 and 15 with
roundabouts at each end, allowing northbound Route 15 traffic and westbound
Route 50 traffic to bypass Gilbert's Corner.
Read about the other traffic-calming projects underway on Route 50 in Upperville and Aldie.
What are Roundabouts?
Roundabouts are considered one of the safest types of intersection. They can move traffic while reducing crashes, delays, fuel consumption and air pollution. In addition, they are less expensive to maintain than a signalized intersection.For more information on roundabouts:
Visit VDOT's roundabout
page.
Download the brochure Route 50 Traffic Calming: Gilbert's Corner Roundabouts
Download the brochure Roundabouts:
VDOT Answers your
questions
View the
video Driving
Modern
Roundabouts: Rules
of the
Road
Project Schedule and Updates
Late 2007/Early 2008 – Roadway design, construction staging plan, environmental permits, right of way acquisition and utility relocation.Phase 1: Build connector road and Roundabout 2 (Spring 2008)
Phase 2: Improve Route 15; build Roundabouts 3 and 4; begin Roundabout 1 (Fall 2008)
Phase 3: Improve Route 50; continue Roundabout 1 (Spring 2009)
Phase 4: Complete Roundabout 1 and landscaping (Fall 2009)
Upcoming meetings of the Route
50 Task Force (all meetings are open to the public):
June 11, 2008, 4:30 p.m.
at the Middleburg Town Office
Recent VDOT news releases on Gilbert's Corner:
VDOT Breaks Ground on Gilbert’s Corner Roundabouts (5/2/2008)
More information on all of the Route 50 traffic-calming projects is available at www.route50.org.
View Kenny's Column on the Route 50 Traffic Calming project.
Return to the Route 50 Traffic Calming Page.
