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Move Safe Blue Ridge: Draft safety action plan presented to Fluvanna supervisors, highlights high‑injury network
Summary
Regional planners presented a draft Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) safety action plan for Fluvanna County on April 16 that identifies concentrated crash corridors and recommends engineering and programmatic measures including roundabouts, high‑friction surfaces and targeted signage.
A regional planning team presented a draft comprehensive safety action plan, Move Safe Blue Ridge, to the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors on April 16 and asked the board to consider adopting the plan so the county could apply for implementation funding in future federal SS4A rounds.
Gorya Georgievsky, identified as a regional planner at the Palmetto Erickson Planning District Commission, told the board the project analyzes crash data from 2018–2022 and identified an 11 percent stretch of roads that accounted for approximately 74 percent of crashes that produced fatal, serious, or minor injuries. "The adoption of this plan is a key step in achieving that goal," Georgievsky said, referring to the county’s previously adopted goal of halving fatalities and serious injuries.
The draft plan groups responses into three categories: intersection‑specific projects (for example, a roundabout proposed at Route 53 and Martin King Road, added stop bars and widened turn lanes at U.S. 250 and Diamond Road), systemic roadway improvements (centerline rumble strips, edge‑line treatments and high‑friction surface treatments), and non‑engineering programs and policies (outreach to farmers about vehicle safety on rural roads, high‑visibility enforcement for impaired driving, and public‑education campaigns).
Daniel McCray, a member of the project team, and the presenters said the plan is intended to position Fluvanna County to compete for federal SS4A implementation funding and other programs such as Smart Scale and revenue‑sharing grants. The team described three rounds of public engagement during plan development and said an annual update of crash data would be posted online to track progress.
Board discussion focused on specific candidate projects and timing; a supervisor urged the team and VDOT to consider non‑federal, county‑administered options where federal requirements (Davis‑Bacon, environmental clearance, right‑of‑way) can inflate costs. One supervisor asked about bike lanes and missing pavement markings on Venable Road; a resident raised the need to consider a local historic marker when planning a potential roundabout near Fork Union.
The presenters did not request immediate formal action at the April 16 meeting but asked for the board’s feedback. The plan team said they will incorporate any board comments and return with a recommended adoption if the board agrees.
Why it matters: The plan identifies a concentrated high‑injury network and a menu of lower‑cost interim measures and longer‑term engineering projects. Adoption of the plan is a prerequisite for many federal SS4A implementation grants and could steer design and funding priorities for county roads.
