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VDOT reports on mowing and paving; board approves abandonment of discontinued Route 57 segment and asks staff to investigate drainage complaints

5774337 · July 23, 2025
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Summary

VDOT updated supervisors on mowing and paving timelines and confirmed three remaining paving projects. The board approved abandonment of a discontinued section of Route 57 and residents raised localized drainage and culvert problems; supervisors asked VDOT and district staff to follow up with residents.

Lisa Hughes, representing the Virginia Department of Transportation, told the Henry County Board of Supervisors on July 22 that the agency is starting a second round of mowing on primary roads and has three remaining repaving projects (Oak Leahy Road, Wheeler Avenue and North Fork Road off Route 57). She said a SmartScale-funded Dogwood Road improvement project is tentatively set to be advertised in December.

The board also held and closed a public hearing on a VDOT request to abandon a discontinued 0.081-mile section of Route 57 (Chatham…

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