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Board approves VDOT six-year plan; telefee funds earmarked for Middle–Jefferson roundabout
Summary
The board approved VDOT’s secondary six-year plan, which allocates local telefee funds toward the Middle Road–Jefferson Road roundabout and places remaining telefee allocations into a balance account for future projects.
The Prince George County Board of Supervisors approved the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) secondary six-year plan Wednesday, which includes telecommunication-fee (telefee) allocations intended to fund a roundabout at Middle Road and Jefferson Road.
Why it matters: The six-year plan formalizes which locally selected projects will be considered for VDOT-administered funding and shows how the county plans to allocate limited telefee revenues over the next several fiscal years.
VDOT representative Paul Henson said the county’s six-year plan includes an allocation of telefees — identified in the public presentation as $89,523 (per year allocation for certain years) — to help fully fund the Middle–Jefferson roundabout. He described using allocations in fiscal years 2026–2028 to address a funding gap on that project, and said subsequent telefee allocations would be deposited to a balance-entry account for future use. Henson emphasized that the county selects projects for the plan and VDOT administers the funding and engineering.
Public questions focused on whether the telefee money was limited to new-construction projects or could be used for maintenance. VDOT staff clarified the six-year plan funds are for new construction projects, not routine maintenance; maintenance funding comes through separate channels.
Board action: Following the public hearing, supervisors moved to approve the six-year plan. The motion carried on a roll-call vote (4–0) with the board noting the plan contains only the roundabout project for the funding years presented and that the county retains options for locally administered projects or other funding mechanisms.
Ending: The approved plan commits local telefee allocations to the roundabout and places future telefee receipts in a balance account to help fund projects over the six-year period; residents seeking construction or maintenance funding were directed to discuss project proposals with county staff ahead of the next plan review.
