Ashburn is growing fast and so is the traffic. Waxpool Road is among the worst affected roads during rush hour. A few stop signs make the situation more complicated. Drivers wanting to reach Route 28 stay behind wheel for a long time. Some residents feel that these locations need a traffic light installed. For example, after crossing Loudoun County Parkway, a four-way stop sign on Waxpool Road and Ashburn Village Boulevard intersection turns into major bottleneck at rush hour.
“It’s a small spot but having a signal is a good idea. It’ll be safe for us. We see so many accidents here. People here are not courteous; they don’t stop. I take a longer road (Faulkner Parkway) and avoid passing through this stop sign,” said Waxpool resident Keisha.
“It desperately needs signal," said another area resident. "Many a times, it causes confusion leading, to drivers disobey traffic rules and jumping the stop sign. This has often resulted in honking. Small accidents have been noticed too.”
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Farther west is a two-way Stop sign at Faulkner Parkway and Ashburn Road. It is barely visible until one completely reaches the spot. This intersection has already witnessed an accident in which a .
According to a news report earlier this year, the Waxpool Road/Loudoun County intersection tops the list of Loudoun County’s 10 most accident-prone intersections in 2009 (84 crashes) followed by the Route 7/ Belmont Ridge Road intersection.
