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Board adds Forest Green Road to secondary six‑year plan, removes Addie's Point; residents pledge local funds
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to add roughly 0.2 miles of Forest Green Road to its VDOT secondary six‑year plan and remove Addie's Point after resident testimony and VDOT staff briefings; supervisors and VDOT staff outlined funding sources and next steps for right‑of‑way and drainage work.
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors voted during its May meeting to add about two‑tenths of a mile of Forest Green Road to the county’s VDOT secondary six‑year plan (FY2026–2031) and to remove Addie's Point Road from the plan.
Why it matters: Adding Forest Green to the plan commits the county to pursuing VDOT funding and project delivery steps that can lead to hard‑surfacing a short but heavily used gravel segment. Removing Addie's Point reflects land‑owner preferences and eliminates a previously planned project the county no longer wants to advance.
What the board approved: After several residents described maintenance challenges and emergency‑response concerns on the Forest Green segment, VDOT’s county representative summarized funding available in the plan: annual telefees (about $24,451 per…
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