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Board adopts VDOT secondary six-year plan; resident questions Shore Drive maintenance and auxiliary list status
Summary
The Orange County Board of Supervisors adopted VDOT's secondary six-year plan for FY2026'FY2031 at its June 10 meeting and heard a public comment about maintenance and program eligibility for Shore Drive, a private community street.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved VDOT's secondary six-year plan for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 and considered public comment about a private neighborhood road, Shore Drive, that a resident said is deteriorating despite recent spot paving.
A VDOT representative reviewed the county's proposed six-year allocations, noting the package includes funding for Route 639 (Chicken Mountain Road) and funding beginning for Barnes Road in the coming years. The presenter described the county's rural "Pave-in-Place" or rural-rustic projects'treatment that retains the existing road footprint (no widening) and provides a surface treatment rather than full-depth reconstruction.
When asked about treatment scope, the VDOT representative said the rural-rustic work generally does not include widening or pedestrian/bicycle improvements and is targeted at roads with sufficient structural condition and minimal traffic (a referenced threshold is approximately 50 vehicles per day for this program). He said crews inspect pipes and driveway entrances and perform minor drainage and trimming work as part of the treatment.
During public comment, Beverly Jenkins, a resident of Lake Orange Estates, asked how Shore Drive could be placed on the county's program and whether the neighborhood's voluntary maintenance actions (including placing asphalt into potholes) disqualified the road. VDOT and county staff clarified Shore Drive is a private community road, that it was placed on an auxiliary list for possible future consideration, and that formal inclusion in the six-year plan requires board action to request VDOT add it to the secondary system.
A supervisor later cautioned against communicating the auxiliary list as equivalent to the six-year plan because citizens can misinterpret the list as a firm commitment; staff explained the auxiliary list has accumulated candidate roads but needs board prioritization to become a formal part of the six-year plan.
The board moved to adopt the six-year secondary roads plan and approved the resolution by roll call; the meeting record shows unanimous ayes from supervisors present.
