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Charlotte County reviews six‑year secondary streets plan; $182,000 estimated to add roughly one mile of hard surfacing
Summary
County staff presented the Secondary Street Six‑Year Plan (SSYP), outlined funding estimates (about $182,000 available this year) and a candidate list of roads for hard surfacing and maintenance. Board members discussed sequencing, potential partial projects and scheduling of public hearing and final adoption.
County staff opened a work session on the Secondary Street Six‑Year Plan (SSYP), outlining roads currently on the program and the funding available to add a road this year.
The presenter said the county typically programs six years of work and currently has about $182,000 available that would cover a little under a mile by the staff's estimate. The presenter added the recent costs averaged about $200,000 to $208,000 per mile when six years of inflation are included.
Staff reviewed roads currently on the approved plan and those recently completed. The first two roads on the prior list — Waddell Nelson Road (Route 707) and Parsons Road (Route 728) — were described as fully done and expected to be removed from the list when the board programs the new road. Double Bridges Road was noted as recently constructed toward the end of last year; staff said environmental closeout work may still be pending.
Roads discussed as candidates or already in preliminary engineering included Elum (Elam) Road (Route 603 to the Mecklenburg County line; listed length 0.7 miles), Horsepin Creek Road, Forest Trail Road (Route 7405), Candy Road (Route 7707), Jacksonville Road (Route 7709), Bridal Road (Route 830) and Alberts Road (Route 706). Fernando Road (Route 766) was listed last on the document staff reviewed.
Supervisors questioned sequencing and whether long roads could be added in sections; staff said the highway contractor typically "leapfrogs" between segments and aims to surface multiple segments together when oil is ordered and surfaces can be shot simultaneously. One supervisor asked whether Albus Road and Fernando Road would be done at the same time; staff said crews often work back and forth and try to coordinate surfacing.
Board members asked about public-notice requirements and schedule. Staff said the plan must be advertised twice; a public hearing was proposed for May (advertising windows discussed were April 30 and May 7 for a May 13 public hearing) with a June fallback if necessary. Staff said a draft plan would be distributed to staff (Dan) for advertisement and that final action needed to be completed by July 1.
No formal vote to approve a specific road was recorded in the transcript; the board directed staff to prepare a draft for advertisement and public hearing.
