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Orange County board commits to 50% match for Porter Road/Route 20 turn-lane project
Summary
The board voted 5–0 to adopt a resolution committing Orange County to provide a 50% local match for a VDOT revenue-sharing application for turn‑lane improvements at Porter Road and Route 20; staff said VDOT advised keeping turn lanes rather than a roundabout and provided conservative cost estimates.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution committing the county to a 50% local match for a Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) revenue-sharing application to add turn lanes at the Porter Road–Route 20 intersection.
Planning and zoning services manager Josh Frederick told the board that VDOT screened the county's pre-application as successful and "strongly encourage[d] us to stick with the turn lane concept" rather than pursue a roundabout, which VDOT advised would be drastically more expensive. Frederick said VDOT's cost…
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