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Board adopts six-year secondary road plan and approves Spain Drive rural-rustic paving resolution
Summary
The board adopted the county's secondary six-year plan and approved a rural-rustic funding resolution to pave Spain Drive after public comment from residents about dust, safety and emergency access. Staff outlined project funding, timelines and potential acceleration options.
The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors on May 20 adopted the county’s secondary six-year plan and separately approved a rural-rustic resolution to hard-surface Spain Drive, a dirt road where residents reported dust, health concerns and safety problems.
County transportation staff said the six-year plan totals $897,691 in expected secondary funding through FY 2030–31, including annual telefee allocations of $59,015 (totaling $354,090 over six years) and unpaved-road grant funds projected at $543,601 across the same period. Staff outlined the sequence of projects and funding: Tranquility Lane (construction to begin in weeks), Cherry Hill Road (R-609) and Reese Road (R-664) funded in FY 2026, and longer-term programs for Route 709 (Shippings Road) and Goose Pond Road (R-735) slated later in the plan.
Residents at the public hearing urged the board to expedite Spain Drive, citing asthma and immune-system impacts from continual gravel dust, limited safe places for children to walk, and access problems for fire and rescue. Stephanie Estopp, a resident on Spain Drive, told the board: “My brother and I live on that dirt road … we do ask that you guys consider the funding and moving forward with that. We do have cars that speed through there, at a high rate of speed.”
Staff said Spain Drive was scheduled in the plan for FY 2030–31 but recommended the board consider prioritizing telefee funds next year or use a combination of telefee and unpaved funding to accelerate the project. The board adopted both the six-year plan and the Spain Drive rural-rustic resolution by roll call.
