Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Patrick County supervisors back VDOT process to abandon short segment of Dogwood Road near Patrick Springs school
Summary
After a public hearing with hundreds of residents, the Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted to support Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) beginning the abandonment process for a 0.06-mile segment of Route 694 (Dogwood Road). Residents and school officials offered conflicting views on safety, traffic flow and access.
Patrick County supervisors voted to adopt a resolution supporting the Virginia Department of Transportation’s process to discontinue a 0.06-mile segment of Route 694 (Dogwood Road) near Patrick Springs, acting on a request from the Patrick County Board of Supervisors on behalf of the Patrick County School Board. The action followed a public hearing at which residents, school officials and VDOT engineers described safety alternatives and competing impacts.
The vote came after more than an hour of presentations and public comment. VDOT staff outlined three alternatives under consideration: improving the curb/turn geometry at the Crossover/Abraham Penn intersections; installing a 22-foot “speed table” shown to “slow vehicles down between 9 and 10 miles an hour”; and adding push‑button rapid‑flashing beacons plus sidewalk extensions so students can walk to school on continuous sidewalks.
The issue drew a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
