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VDOT and county public works report limited secondary-road funds, pothole repairs and litter pick-ups
Summary
VDOT previewed the county's six-year secondary road plan and said Campbell County's FY26 allocation for secondary roads is small; county staff described ongoing pothole patching, storm debris removal and targeted litter pickups on secondary roads.
A VDOT representative and county public-works staff gave the Board of Supervisors an update on road money and maintenance work, reporting modest secondary-road funding for Campbell County and ongoing pothole and debris remediation following winter storms.
VDOT preview: The VDOT representative said that in FY2026 Campbell County's preliminary allocation for unpaid-road funds is small because the county has relatively few unpaid roads remaining; the county was projected to receive a telecommunications-fee allocation of about $117,000 for secondary-road work in FY26, the presenter said.
Local maintenance and debris: County public-works staff reported targeted litter-pickup operations using inmate labor on several secondary roads, contractor-supported primary-road litter pickup planned soon, and continued pothole patching across multiple routes. Staff said they had picked up storm debris totaling roughly 7,000 to 8,000 cubic yards to date and continue grinding and removing that material.
Board questions focused on timing for larger resurfacing projects, specific trouble spots (Long Island Road, Wise Carver Road, Rainbow Forest), and whether roads such as Marysville Road and Morris Church Road were scheduled for work. VDOT staff said planned improvements and larger resurfacing might appear in future fiscal-year work programs and that some projects are subject to Smart Scale or other competitive funding processes.
Why it matters: Supervisors raised concerns about heavily trafficked or deteriorated segments and sought options beyond routine patching. VDOT staff recommended targeted repairs for immediate safety concerns and said capital improvements for full reconstruction would require separate project funding and scoping, often through Smart Scale or multi-jurisdictional collaboration.
Ending: Supervisors asked staff to follow up on traffic counts, sign installations, status of reported road segments and the revenue-sharing application window that had opened for local preapplications.
