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Residents, supervisors raise safety concerns about recent VDOT shoulder work
Summary
At the Sept. 25 Lancaster County Board of Supervisors meeting residents and supervisors reported that recent shoulder work under a VDOT contract has left potholes at driveways and created safety and access problems; a VDOT district engineer was expected to inspect the area the following day.
At the Lancaster County Board of Supervisors meeting Sept. 25, residents and supervisors described safety and access problems after recent shoulder work and other road repairs performed under a Virginia Department of Transportation contract.
The speakers said the shoulder work was intended to make roads safer but left inconsistent pavement at multiple driveways with potholes that can catch tires or farm equipment. Several speakers said the condition posed a particular problem for agricultural vehicles and could affect school or emergency traffic during peak use.
Board members and members of the public said they had contacted contractors and VDOT staff and were told the resurfacing matched the written contract. County officials told the meeting that a new VDOT district engineer would be on site the next day to review the work.
Speakers reported that the county had also performed shoulder repairs, ditching and secondary mowing in recent weeks and that a separate, permitted dredging project for the Ottoman ferry landing was recently completed.
Why it matters: County supervisors said the work affects public safety, farm access and school/EMS movements on county roads, and they urged VDOT and contractors to correct obvious hazards before crews leave the area.
Meeting participants asked staff and VDOT to pursue change orders or other contract remedies if the delivered work does not meet local safety expectations. The transcript records that county staff relayed repeated contacts with contractors and that the contract language was cited as the reason the work was done as observed.
