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Residents, VDOT and supervisors flag safety concerns at Route 29/230 intersection as roundabout planning advances
Summary
Public comment and VDOT staffers at a Madison County Board of Supervisors meeting flagged growing safety and congestion problems at the Route 29/230 intersection near the Exxon station and discussed detour, design and signage options tied to the Pratt's Roundabout project.
Madison County residents and transportation staff told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the Route 29/230 intersection near the Exxon station is increasingly congested and may pose a safety risk as traffic volumes rise.
Public commenter Raul Shoop said the intersection has become “a real safety issue” after traffic patterns changed and an entrance to the gas station was removed, forcing drivers to use nearby 230–231 connections. “That intersection to me needs to be looked at for some way, shape, and or form because you got a lot of things going on there all at once,” Shoop said during public comment.
The board then heard a quarterly presentation from county and VDOT staff about the Pratt’s Roundabout project and a…
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