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State recommends $16 million in SmartScale safety funding for two Route 1 intersections in Caroline County
Summary
The Commonwealth recommended about $7.09 million for safety improvements at the Page Road–Marie Road intersection and about $9 million for turn lanes at the Lake Caroline Drive entrance; no local matching funds were required and the projects will proceed through CTB review and public hearings.
Caroline County supervisors were told this week that staff from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the secretary of transportation recommended funding for two SmartScale safety projects on U.S. Route 1 that together amount to about $16 million and would not require local matching funds.
The county’s transportation representative, Supervisor Jonathan (Jon) Black, said the projects are recommended for fiscal 2026 funding: $7,085,483 for safety improvements at the Page Road–Marie Road intersection and roughly $9,000,000 for turn-lane…
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