Virginia Department of Transportation staff presented a monthly maintenance report and the county's secondary six-year plan during the supervisors' meeting.

Maintenance activity included brush cutting on multiple routes (Greentown Road, Irvington Road and others), ditch cleaning on Fox Hill Drive, removal of beaver dams, shoulder repairs on Route 3 and pothole patching countywide. VDOT also reported that the cape-seal portion of the pavement schedule is complete; the contractor will return later for a slurry seal over the surface treatment.

On funding, VDOT staff said the county's telefee allocation (utility right-of-way fees redistributed by population) is about $22,651 per year. The district grant for unpaved (VDOT) roads is very small: $1,349 per year. VDOT staff summarized the six-year telefee total at roughly $182,825 and unpaid-road funds totaling about $11,212 across the six-year plan. VDOT estimated pavement conversion at roughly $100 per foot for rural-rustic paving projects.

Board members discussed competing priorities. Field Trial Road is the largest unpaved segment (about 3 miles) but is too large to complete with available funds; supervisors agreed to prioritize Kennel Drive (a short gravel segment) because it is expensive to maintain and can be completed with current telefees and leftover balances. The board asked staff to add Kennel Drive to the draft plan for next month's public hearing and to evaluate a short segment of Field Trial Road at the Route 3 end if funds allow.

VDOT also briefed the board on ongoing construction items: the Kilmarnock right-turn lane and a scour repair near Camps Mill. The agency said Oyster Creek bridge/road work had been delayed by utility relocations but was expected to start this year, and that they continue outreach to affected residents.

Why this matters: Limited telefee and unpaid-road funds constrain how much rural paving the county can afford; the board prioritized a short, high-impact project (Kennel Drive) that can be completed quickly rather than a long multi-year conversion for Field Trial Road.

What comes next: VDOT will add Kennel Drive to the public hearing draft for the six-year plan; the board asked for an analysis of the county's completed miles over the last six years and an estimate of the total mileage and cost remaining to pave all county rural roads so supervisors can better evaluate timelines and funding needs.