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County reports progress on recycling center, Broadland Farms waterline and EV charger rollout
Summary
Staff reported permitting progress for the Northwestern Loudoun recycling center, an EPA-driven timeline for the Broadland Farms (Bridal Run) waterline extension with a revised 2028 completion estimate and expansion of public EV charging (16 sites, 138 ports), while several EV bids will be revisited after higher-than-expected returns.
County staff briefed the finance committee on Jan. 13 about capital-improvement progress across several high-visibility projects, emphasizing permitting milestones, schedule impacts tied to federal reviews and the county’s expanding EV-charger network.
Ernie Brown (DGS) said the Northwestern Loudoun Recycling Center (Lovetts Field) is in permitting with a target to secure a permit by mid-February, and a convenience-center modernization project at the landfill has started permitting for a more accessible public facility. On the Broadland (Bridal Run) Farms waterline extension, Brown reported EPA construction had begun; Loudoun Water will issue an invitation to bid soon and the board-allocated CIP funds support the project. He noted a pre-procurement estimate indicated a roughly $7.1 million increase over the 2019 preliminary estimate of $10 million and said the team will return to the committee with a funding proposal.
“Contractors completed installation of the water main piping…we are making progress,” Brown said, adding a targeted construction start later this summer and a projected completion in 2028.
Transportation and county-construction staff updated multiple projects: a recently completed receiving and stabilization center, progress on school and fire-station renovations, and road/intersection improvements with various 2026–2027 completion targets. Staff also reported 16 public-facing EV-charger sites in operation or coming online with 138 ports countywide; 11 sites were installed under the current program and additional sites are moving through procurement. A subset of charger bid packages returned significantly above engineering estimates and will be reviewed, re-engineered or rebid.
Supervisors asked whether acceptance of federal grant awards had extended project schedules; staff explained that taking federal dollars requires additional environmental reviews and agreements that can add time to the design and construction timeline, and said they would evaluate schedule versus grant value with the board.
No committee action was required; staff will return with board items as required for funding or schedule decisions.
