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Board awards Route 1 at Courthouse Road improvement contract; project overbid by roughly $2.5 million
Summary
After years of design and coordination, the Board of Supervisors unanimously awarded a construction contract to Sagres for Route 1 improvements near Courthouse Road and Hope Road despite a single bid that exceeded the budget by about $2.5 million.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on March 4 to award a construction contract to Sagres for improvements to U.S. Route 1 near the Courthouse Road and Hope Road intersections, a long‑delayed project the county has been designing since the early 2010s.
Why it matters: The project is intended to ease congestion, improve safety, and prepare the corridor for related improvements near the courthouse area. Staff and VDOT reviewed the final design and recommended proceeding despite a single, higher‑than‑budget bid. Supervisors and staff cautioned the public that…
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