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Patrick County board approves VDOT 6-year plan, designates three rural-rustic road projects
Summary
After a joint public hearing with the Virginia Department of Transportation, the Patrick County Board of Supervisors approved the proposed secondary six‑year highway plan and adopted resolutions asking VDOT to designate Belcher Mountain, Deer Run and Mill School roads as rural‑rustic roads for hard surfacing.
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved the Virginia Department of Transportation’s proposed secondary six‑year highway plan and adopted three resolutions asking VDOT to designate local segments of Belcher Mountain Road, Deer Run Road and Mill School Road as rural‑rustic roads to be hard‑surfaced.
The actions came after a joint public hearing with VDOT at the Veterans Memorial Building in Stuart, during which residents from multiple districts urged the board to advance paving or other work on several dirt roads, including Handy Mountain Drive, Dan Valley Farm Road and Squirrel Creek Road.
The plan and resolutions matter because designation as a rural‑rustic road allows VDOT to hard‑surface certain low‑volume roads while limiting disturbance to roadside trees and ditches. A VDOT representative told the board the agency typically constructs rural‑rustic projects in sections and that such projects cost “about $300,000 a mile.”
Public commenters focused on health and safety concerns. Timothy East of the Dan River District said Handy…
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