Leesburg, VA (March 11, 2026) – The Leesburg Town Council has decided against moving forward with a Town Code amendment to convert two downtown side streets to one-way traffic.

The two streets under consideration for one-way conversion were:

• Wirt Street SW between Royal Street SW and West Market Street (to allow northbound traffic only)
• Liberty Street SW between Royal Street SW and Loudoun Street SW (to allow southbound traffic only)

The changes were endorsed by the Town’s Transportation Engineer and the Residential Traffic Commission as well as the recently completed comprehensive Downtown Traffic Study.

Staff originally also proposed converting Royal Street SW between South King Street and Wirt Street SW to one-way traffic. However, Transportation Engineer Niraja Chandrapu informed the Council at its February 10 meeting that staff recommended maintaining that segment of Royal Street as two-way traffic, and to re-evaluate the conversion to one-way traffic during a future capital project to address drainage and pedestrian safety improvements on the section of the street between Church and Liberty streets.

Media Contact: 
Kara Rodriguez, Public Information Officer 
pio@leesburgva.gov Ÿ 703-669-1425